Several etiologies including dental problems, gastro-intestinal disorders, parasitic infestations, temperature changes, toxicity and fear have been suggested to be involved in rabbits’ sudden death. Hepatic coccidiosis, a contagious and lethal disease due to Eimeria stiedae, can induce acute hepatic damages leading to death, especially in young rabbits. A 3-month-old female New Zealand White rabbit has been referred to the Diagnostic Pathology Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran with the history of sudden death without any clinical signs. The animal was autopsied and liver samples were harvested for histopathological analyses. Light microscopy studies of rabbit hepatic tissue revealed E.stiedae oocytes presence along with severe bile ducts hyperplasia and dilation, hyperemia and inflammatory cells infiltration in portal areas. Since young rabbits are more susceptible to the hepatic coccidiosis due to having a low immunity to this disease, careful preventive strategies should be taken into consideration in weaned and non-lactating/pregnant rabbits.
کلید واژگان :Hepatic Coccidiosis, Rabbit, Sudden Death
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