Enteric Coronavirus Infection in Rabbits

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Feyyaz KAYAa
aBalıkesir University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Internal Diseases, Balıkesir, Türkiye

ABSTRACT
Coronaviruses (CoVs) are enveloped, single-stranded, positive-sense RNA viruses. Coronaviruses cause various kinds of diseases in animals. In rabbits, gastrointestinal diseases are common, and they cause significant economic loss. Coronaviral infections in rabbits have two prominent clinical representations: (1) enteritis and (2) systemic disease. Rabbit enteric coronavirus was isolated for the first time in 1980 from 6-10-week-old rabbits suffering from enteritis. Prominent clinical signs of the infection in rabbits include watery diarrhea, abdominal distention, anorexia, and sudden death. The presence of viral particles in the feces of rabbits with diarrhea, as well as typical lesions on necropsy and histologic assessment of the gastrointestinal system, may be helpful in the diagnosis. Individual animal treatment comprises isolation from unaffected rabbits and supportive therapy.

Keywords: Rabbit; coronavirus; coronavirus infections; enteritis

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