Open AccessSarcocystis Infection in Laboratory Rabbits
Author(s) -
Laurie Serfilippi,
Brett H. Saladino,
Charles B. Spainhour
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
comparative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2769-819X
pISSN - 1532-0820
DOI - 10.30802/aalas-cm-19-000113
Subject(s) - sarcocystosis , sarcocystis , gross examination , biology , pathology , veterinary medicine , histopathology , beagle , medicine , parasite hosting , ecology , world wide web , computer science
Sarcocystosis, presumably caused by Sarcocystis cuniculi , was diagnosed in 2 purpose-bred, SPF Dutch belted laboratory rabbits from a class A breeder. The rabbits were purchased by a research facility and conventionally housed individually in stainless-steel suspended caging. At necropsy and tissue harvest, gross lesions were not observed in the muscles. Upon histologic examination, sarcocysts were found in the eyelid of one rabbit and the tongue of the other. To our knowledge, this report is the first description of infection by Sarcocystis spp. in laboratory rabbits.