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A rare case of verminous pneumonia in domestic rabbit

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A 3-year-old female rabbit housed in 98 Mob Fd Vet Hospital/Farm at Charri, Himachal Pradesh, was found dead without showing any clinical signs. At necropsy, one foetus was recovered from the uterus of the animal. The histopathological examination showed presence of a very large number of ova and larvae of Protostrongylus sp. in the alveolar spaces in the lungs. Severe verminous pneumonia, a condition which is rarely reported in farm/domestic rabbit, led to the death of the animal.

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Acknowledgements

We are thankful to the Scientist-in-Charge, ICAR-IVRI Regional Station, Palampur and Director, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar, Bareilly for providing necessary facilities. The technical support received from Sh. Jonga Ram, Senior Technician is duly acknowledged.

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  1. Disease Investigation Laboratory, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Regional Station, Palampur, HP, India

    Rinku Sharma & Rakesh Kumar

  2. CSK HPKV-KVK, Bajaura, Kullu, HP, India

    Deepali Kapoor

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Sharma, R., Kapoor, D. & Kumar, R. A rare case of verminous pneumonia in domestic rabbit. J Parasit Dis 41, 716–717 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-016-0875-1

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