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Rotavirus
Introduction
Classification
Taxonomy
- Family: Reoviridae.
- Genus:Rotavirus.
Significance
- Most infections are subclinical but rotavirus can cause diarrhea in young animals.
- Mortality in young animals is up to 60-80%.
- In serological studies it was demonstrated that almost 100% of adult rabbit colonies resulted positive for rotavirus.
- Rotavirus has been reported in rabbits from Great Britain, Europe, Japan and the United States.
- It mainly affects weanling rabbits between 4 and 6 weeks of age.
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Clinical Effects
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Diagnosis
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Further Reading
Publications
Refereed papers
- Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.
- D'Souza R M, Hall G & Becker N G (2008) Climatic factors associated with hospitalizations for rotavirus diarrhoea in children under 5 years of age. Epidemiol Infect 136 (1), 56-64 PubMed.
- Fischer T K, Steinsland H & Valentiner-Branth P (2002) Rotavirus particles can survive storage in ambient tropical temperatures for more than 2 months. J Clin Microbiol 40 (12), 4763-4764 PubMed.
- Thouless M E, DiGiacomo R F, Deeb B J et al (1988) Pathogenicity of rotavirus in rabbits. J Clin Microbiol 26 (5), 943-947 PubMed.
- Estes M K, Graham D Y, Smith E M et al (1979) Rotavirus stability and inactivation. J Gen Virol 43 (2), 403-409 PubMed.
Other sources of information
- Boshuizen J (2005) Pathogenesis of Rotavirus Infection Thesis. Erasmus University, Rotterdam.
- Aiello S E (1998) Exotic and Laboratory Animals. In: Merck's Veterinary Manual. 8th edn. pp 1263-1433.