Antemortem Diagnosis of Encephalitozoon cuniculi in a Pet Rabbit

Encephalitozoon cuniculi infection in rabbits represents a true challenge in both diagnosis and treatment of the disease. This study aimed to describe and analyze all methods of identifying the presence of the microsporidian in a rabbit through antemortem and postmortem methods. A 5-year-old male, neutered, vaccinated against myxomatosis and rabbit hemmhoragic disease strain 1 (RHDV1), and of mixed breed, was presented to the Clinic of New Companion Animals of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Cluj–Napoca, Romania, as an emergency. The patient manifested clinical signs of vestibular disease and mild renal symptoms with no significant improvement under treatment, which finally ...

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