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Seroprevalence of antibodies to Encephalitozoon cuniculi in domestic rabbits in the United Kingdom
Author(s) -
Keeble E. J.,
Shaw D. J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.158.16.539
Subject(s) - encephalitozoon cuniculi , seroprevalence , veterinary medicine , vaccination , serology , animal husbandry , medicine , antibody , immunology , biology , agriculture , microbiology and biotechnology , microsporidia , ecology , spore
Serum samples from 97 clinically healthy domestic rabbits were tested for antibodies to Encephalitozoon cuniculi by an indirect ELISA technique. Fifty (52 per cent) of them were seropositive. The samples were taken as part of a routine health screen or before general anaesthesia at 22 veterinary practices in England, Scotland and Wales, and the veterinary surgeons were asked to complete a questionnaire to provide information concerning the animal’s husbandry, diet, vaccination, health status and any preventive medicine routines. None of these factors was found to be associated with the serological status of the rabbits.