Pathomorphological study in rabbit haemorrhagic disease

Abstract

Pathomorphological study in rabbit haemorrhagic disease - Viral rabbit haemorrhagic disease occurs only in rabbits as both natural and experimental infection. Pathomorphological macroscopical lesions are of septicemic type with polyorganical involment having as a substrate vascular endothelial injury, followed by hemorrhagic syndrome and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Spontaneous asymptomatic death, as well as pathological changes haemorrhagic in character and predominantly affecting the lungs and liver support a viral etiological factor.