Bibliography for parasitic diseases

General References for Parasitic Diseases

Pritt, S., Cohen, K., & Sedlack, H. (2012) Parasitic diseases. In: The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster and Other Rodents (eds.

Schoeb, T.R., Cartner, S.C., Baker, R.A., & Gerrity, L.G. (2007) Parasites of rabbits. In: Flynn's Parasites of Laboratory Animals (ed. D.G. Baker), pp. 451-500. Blackwell Publishing, Ames.

Van Praag, E. (2014) MediRabbit.com.

Protozoal Infections

Cryptosporidium cuniculus Infection

Hadfield, S.J. & Chalmers, R.M. (2012) Detection and characteriza­tion of Cryptosporidium cuniculus by real-time PCR. Parasitology Research 111:1385-1390.

Inman, L.R. & Takeuchi, A. (1979) Spontaneous cryptosporidiosis in an adult female rabbit. Veterinary Pathology 16:89-95.

Rehg, J.E., Lawton, G.W., & Pakes, S.P. (1979) Cryptosporidium cuniculus in the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Laboratory Animal Science 29:656-660.

Robinson, G., Wright, S., Elwin, K., Hadfield, S.J., Katzer, F., Bartley, P.M., Hunter, P.R., Nath, M., Innes, E.A., & Chalmers, R.M. (2010) Redescription of Cryptosporidium cuniculus Inman and Takeuchi, 1979 (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporididae): morphology, biology and phylogeny. International Journal of Parasitology 40:1539-1548.

Eimeria spp. Infections: Intestinal and Hepatic Coccidiosis

Barriga, O.O. & Arnoni, J.V. (1979) Eimeria stiedae: weight, oocyst output, and hepatic function of rabbits with graded infections. Experimental Parasitology 48:407-414.

Barriga, O.O. & Arnoni, J.V. (1981) Pathophysiology of hepatic coccidiosis in rabbits. Veterinary Parasitology 8:201-210.

Drouet-Viard, F., Licois, D., Provot, D., & Coudert, P. (1994) The invasion of the rabbit intestinal tract by Eimeria intestinalis sporozoites. Parasitology Research 80:706-707.

Gregory, M.W. & Catchpole, J. (1986) Coccidiosis in rabbits: the pathology of Eimeria flavescens infection. International Journal of Parasitology 16:131-145.

Horton, R.J. (1967) The route of migration of Eimeria stiedae (Lin­demann, 1865) sporozoites between the duodenum and bile ducts of the rabbit. Parasitology 57:9-17.

Oliviera, U.C., Fraga, J.S., Licois, D., Pakankl, M., & Gruber, A. (2011) Development of molecular assays for the identification of the 11 Eimeria species of the domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Veterinary Parasitology 176:275-280.

Owen, D. (1970) Life cycle of Eimeria stiedae. Nature 227:304.

Pakandl, M. (2009) Coccida of rabbit: a review. Folia Parasitologica 56:153-166.

Peeters, J.E., Charlier, G., Antoine, O., & Mammerickx, M. (1984) Clinical and pathological changes after Eimeria intestinalis infec­tion in rabbits. Zentralblatt Veterinaermedizin (B) 31:9-24.

Rutherford, R.L. (1943) The life cycle of four intestinal coccidia of the domestic rabbit. Journal of Parasitology 29:10-32.

Varga, I. (1982) Large-scale management systems and parasite popu­lations: Coccidia in rabbits. Veterinary Parasitology 11:69-84.

Giardia duodenalis Infection

Sulaiman, I.M., Fayer, R., Bern, C., Gilman, R.H., Trout, J.M., Schantz, P.M., Das, P., Lai, A.A., & Xiao, L. (2003) Triosephos­phate isomerase gene characterization and potential zoonotic transmission of Giardia duodenalis. Emerging Infectious Diseases 9:1434-1442.

Hepatozoon cuniculi Infection

Sangiorgi, A. (1914) Leucocytogregarina cuniculi n. sp. Pathologica 6:49.

Sarcocystis cuniculi Infection

Cerna, Z., Louckova, M., Nedvedova, H., & Vavra, J. (1981) Spon­taneous and experimental infection of domestic rabbits by Sarcocystis cuniculi Brumpt 1913. FoliaParasitologica 28:313-318.

Trypanosoma nabiasi Infection

Hamilton, P.B., Stevens, J.R., Holz, P., Boag, B., Cooke, B., & Gibson, W.C. (2005) The inadvertent introduction into Australia of Trypanosoma nabiasi, the trypanosome of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), and its potential for biocontrol.

Toxoplasma gondii Infection

Dubey, J.P. Brown, C.A., Carpenter, J.L., & Moore, J., III (1992) Fatal toxoplasmosis in domestic rabbits in the USA. Veterinary Para­sitology 44:305-309.

Leland, M.M., Hubbard, G.B., & Dubey, J.P. (1992) Clinical toxo­plasmosis in domestic rabbits. Laboratory Animal Science 42:318-319.

Sroka, J., Zwolinski, J,. Dutkiewicz, J,. Tos-Luty, S., & Latuszynska, J. (2003) Toxoplasmosis in rabbits confirmed by strain isolation: a potential risk of infection among agricultural workers. Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine 10:125-128.

Helminth Infestations

Bartlett, C.M. (1984) Pathology and epizootiology of Dirofilaria scapiceps (Leidy, 1886) (Nematoda: Filarioidea) in Sylvilagus floridanus (J.A. Allen) and Lepus americanus Erxleben. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 20:197-206.

Dade, A.W., Williams, J.F., Whitenack, D.L., & Williams, C.S. (1975) An epizootic of cerebral nematodiasis in rabbits due to Ascaris columnaris. Laboratory Animal Science 25:65-69.

Duwel, D. & Brech, K. (1981) Control of oxyuriasis in rabbits by fenbendazole. Laboratory Animals 15:101-105.

Flatt, R.E. & Campbell, W.W. (1974) Cysticercosis in rabbits: inci­dence and lesions of the naturally occurring disease in young domestic rabbits. Laboratory Animal Science 24:914-918.

Kazacos, K.R., Reed, W.M., Kazacos, E.A., & Thacker, H.L. (1983) Fatal cerebrospinal disease caused by Baylisascaris procyonis in domestic rabbits. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Asso­ciation 183:967-971.

Mowat, V., Turton, J., Stewart, J. Lui, C.K., & Pilling, A.M. (2009) Histopathological features of Capillaria hepatica infection in laboratory rabbits. Toxicologic Pathology 37:661-666.

Narama, I., Tsuchitani, M., Umemura, T., & Kamiya, H. (1982) Pulmonary nodule caused by Dirofilaria immitis in a laboratory rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus). Journal of Parasitology 68:351-352.

Reed, S.D., Shaw, S., & Evans, D.E. (2009) Spinal lymphoma and pulmonary filariasis in a pet rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus domes- ticus). Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 21:253-256.

Ectoparasitic Infestations

Flatt, R.E. & Weimers, J. (1976) A survey of fur mites in domestic rabbits. Laboratory Animal Science 26:758-761.

Demodex cuniculi Infestation

Harvey, R.G. (1990) Demodex cuniculi in dwarf rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Journal of Small Animal Practice 31:204-207.

Leporacarus gibbus Infestation

Burns, D.A. (1987) Papular urticaria produced by the mite Listro- phorus gibbus. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology 12:200-201.

D'Ovidio, D. & Santoro, D. (2014) Leporacarus gibbus infestation in client-owned rabbits and their owners. Veterinary Dermatology 25:46e17.

Niekrasz, M.A., Curl, J.L., & Curl, J.S. (1998) Rabbit fur mite (Listrophorus gibbus) infestation of New Zealand White rabbits. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 37:73-75.

Patel, A. & Robinson, K.J.E. (1993) Dermatosis associated with Listrophorus gibbus in the rabbit. Journal of Small Animal Practice 34:409-411.

Printer, L. (1999) Leporacarus gibbus and Spilopsyllus cuniculi infesta­tion in a pet rabbit. Journal of Small Animal Practice 40:220-221.

Psoroptes cuniculi Infestation

Bulliot, C., Mentre, V., Marignac, G., Polack, B., & Chermette, R. (2013) A case of atypical psoroptic mange in a domestic rabbit. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 22:400-404.

Curtis, S.K. (1991) Diagnostic exercise: moist dermatitis on the hind quarters of a rabbit. Laboratory Animal Science z41:623-624.

Zahler, M., Hendrikx, W.M., Essig, A., Rinder, H., & Gothe, R. (2000) Species of the genus Psoroptes (Acari: Psoroptidae): a taxonomic consideration. Experimental and Applied Acarology 24:213-225.

Sarcoptes scabei Infestation

Farmaki, R., Koutinas, A.F., Papazahariadou, M.G., Kasabalis, D., & Day, M.J. (2009) Effectiveness of a selamectin spot-on formula­tion in rabbits with sarcoptic mange. Veterinary Record 164:431-432.

Lin, S.L., Pinson, D.M., & Lindsey, J.R. (1984) Diagnostic exercise: mange due to Sarcoptes scabei. Laboratory Animal Science 34:353-355.

Radi, Z.A. (2004) Outbreak of sarcoptic mange and malasseziasis in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Comparative Medicine

54:434-437.