title: Cottontail rabbit papillomavirus infection in a desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) from Colorado, USA.
abstract: A wild-caught desert cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus audubonii) from Colorado was observed to have large, pedunculated, dark cutaneous lesions on its abdomen and cylindrical masses on its mouth. Morphologically, the masses were consistent with previous reports of virally induced papillomas. Subsequent DNA analysis indicated widespread infection with cottontail rabbit papillomavirus.
authors: 1  National Wildlife Research Center, US Department of Agriculture, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521, USA.
authors: J Jeffrey
authors: JJ
authors: Root
authors: Matthew W
authors: MW
authors: Hopken
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Gidlewski
authors: Antoinette J
authors: AJ
authors: Piaggio
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003120:Colorado / Q000453:epidemiology; D012777:Cottontail rabbit papillomavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D010212:Papilloma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D011817:Rabbits