title: Viral infections of rabbits.
abstract: Viral diseases of rabbits have been used historically to study oncogenesis (e.g. rabbit fibroma virus, cottontail rabbit papillomavirus) and biologically to control feral rabbit populations (e.g. myxoma virus). However, clinicians seeing pet rabbits in North America infrequently encounter viral diseases although myxomatosis may be seen occasionally. The situation is different in Europe and Australia, where myxomatosis and rabbit hemorrhagic disease are endemic. Advances in epidemiology and virology have led to detection of other lapine viruses that are now recognized as agents of emerging infectious diseases. Rabbit caliciviruses, related to rabbit hemorrhagic disease, are generally avirulent, but lethal variants are being identified in Europe and North America. Enteric viruses including lapine rotavirus, rabbit enteric coronavirus and rabbit astrovirus are being acknowledged as contributors to the multifactorial enteritis complex of juvenile rabbits. Three avirulent leporid herpesviruses are found in domestic rabbits. A fourth highly pathogenic virus designated leporid herpesvirus 4 has been described in Canada and Alaska. This review considers viruses affecting rabbits by their clinical significance. Viruses of major and minor clinical significance are described, and viruses of laboratory significance are mentioned.
authors: CSIRO Entomology, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
authors: Peter J
authors: PJ
authors: Kerr
authors: Thomas M
authors: TM
authors: Donnelly
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D057805:Pets; D011817:Rabbits / Q000821:virology*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*
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