The Diseases of Research Animals (DORA) website is a tool primarily designed to benefit veterinarians, veterinary students and residents involved in the care of animal species commonly used in research. Diseases and conditions affecting rabbits are listed by category and are arranged from most to least prevalent in the context of a research facility setting. This site includes relevant information, such as incidence, transmission, clinical signs, pathology and diagnosis. Figures illustrating clinical presentation and pathology are provided whenever possible to augment descriptions. The information on this site is not exhaustive, rather, it is meant to serve as a basic, solid and readily accessible reference, highlighting some of the most important aspects of the most common diseases of research rabbits.
Viral Diseases
Myxoma Virus
Rabbit (Shope) Fibroma Virus
Enteric Coronavirus
Rotavirus
Rabbit (Shope) Papilloma Virus
Rabbit Oral Papilloma Virus
Viral Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV)
Bacterial Diseases
Pasteurellosis
Staphylococcus aureus
Bordetellosis
Colibacillosis
Enterotoxemia
Tyzzer’s Disease
Histiocytic or Proliferative Enteritis
Salmonellosis
Venereal Spirochetosis
Fungal Diseases
Parasitic Diseases
Hepatic Coccidia
Intestinal Coccidia
Passalurus ambiguus
Cheyletiella parasitovorax
Leporacarus gibbus
Psoroptes cuniculi
Encephalitozoonosis
Lice
Fleas
Cuterebriasis
Parasitic Diseases with Rabbits As Intermediate Hosts
Neoplastic Diseases
Uterine Adenocarcinoma
Lymphosarcoma
Trichoblastoma
Mammary Carcinoma
Embryonal Nephroma
Inherited Conditions
Malocclusion
Buphthalmia
Splay Leg
Nutritional Diseases
Vitamin A Deficiency/Toxicity
Vitamin D Toxicity
Vitamin E Deficiency
Miscellaneous Conditions
Hairballs (Trichobezoar)
Traumatic Vertebral Fracture
Mucoid Enteropathy (ME) Complex or Cecal Dysbiosis
Sore Hocks (Ulcerative Pododermatitis)
Pregnancy Toxemia
Zoonotic Diseases
Dermatophytosis
Cheyletiella parasitovorax
Encephalitozoonosis
Salmonellosis