Host response in rabbits to infection with Pasteurella multocida serogroup F strains originating from fowl cholera |
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Authors: | Jaglic Zoran Jeklova Edita Christensen Henrik Leva Lenka Register Karen Kummer Vladimir Kucerova Zdenka Faldyna Martin Maskova Jarmila Nedbalcova Katerina |
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Affiliation: | Veterinary Research Institute, Hudcova 70, 621 00 Brno, Czech Republic. jaglic@vri.cz |
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Abstract: | Although Pasteurella multocida serogroup F has been described as an avian-adapted serogroup, it was recently found in rabbit nests in the Czech Republic. Therefore, the ability of 2 avian P. multocida serogroup F strains to induce disease in rabbits was investigated. Two groups of 18 Pasteurella-free rabbits were intranasally challenged with strains isolated from chickens and turkeys. Half of the animals in each challenge group were immunosuppressed using dexamethasone. All of the challenged rabbits exhibited clinical signs of peracute septicemic disease, ending with shock, and died or were euthanized in the terminal stages of the disease 1 to 2 d post-infection. Gross pathological changes included systemic vascular collapse and vascular leak syndrome. Hyperemia, hemorrhage, edema, inflammatory cell infiltrates, focal necrosis, and degenerative changes were observed histologically in parenchymatous organs. This is the first study directly demonstrating that avian P. multocida serogroup F strains are highly virulent in rabbits and that avian hosts cannot be excluded as a possible source of rabbit infection with serogroup F. |
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