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Eimeria stiedae
Synonym(s): Hepatic coccidiosis
Introduction
Classification
Taxonomy
- Phylum: Apicomplexa.
- Class: Sporozoasida.
- Order: Eucoccidiorida.
- Family: Eimeriidae.
Distribution
- Isolated from:
- Groups of rabbits and individual rabbits.
- Wild, commercial and domestic rabbits.
- Worldwide incidence.
- Local incidence varies with prevailing environmental conditions.
Significance
- Highly pathogenic extra-intestinal coccidial parasite.
- Cause of hepatic coccidiosis Coccidiosis in rabbits a disease with high mortality in young rabbits.
- A historically significant disease in rabbit farms.
- Mortality may be high under certain circumstances, particularly during and after the rainy season.
- Can result in the condemnation of large amounts of rabbit livers from rabbits raised on small holdings.
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Further Reading
Publications
Refereed papers
- Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.
- Al-Matha E M (2008) Hepatic Coccidiosis of the Domestic Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus L. in Saudi Arabia. World J Zool 3 (1), 30-35 VetMedResource.
- Cam Y, Atasever A, Eraslan G et al (2008) Eimeria stiedae: Experimental infection in rabbits and the effect of treatment with toltrazuril and ivermectin. Exper Parasitol 119 (1), 164-172 PubMed.
- Pan B L, Zhang Y F, Suo X et al (2008) Effect of subcutaneously administered diclazuril on the output of Eimeria species oocysts by experimentally infected rabbits. Vet Rec 162 (5), 153-155 PubMed.
- Grès V, Voza T, Chabaud A & Landau I (2003) Coccidiosis of the wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in France. Parasite 10 (1), 51-57 PubMed.
- Hanada S, Umemoto Y, Omata Y et al (2003) Eimeria stiedai merozoite 49-kDa soluble antigen infuces protection against infection. J Parasitol 89 (3), 613-617 PubMed.
- Hanada S, Omata Y, Umemoto Y et al (2003) Relationship between liver disorders and protection against Eimeria stiedae infection in rabbits immunized with solube antigens from the bile of infected rabbits. Vet Parasitol 111 (2-3), 261-266 PubMed.
- Singla L D, Juyal P D & Sandhu B S (2000) Pathology and therapy in naturally Eimeria stiedae-infected rabbits. J Protozool Res 10, 185-191 ResearchGate.
- Varga I (1982) Large-scale management systems and parasite populations: coccidia in rabbits. Vet Parasitol 11 (1), 69-84 PubMed.
- Barriga O O & Arnoni J V (1979) Eimeria stiedae: Weight, oocyst output, and hepatic function of rabbits with graded infections. Experi Parasitol 48 (3), 407-414 PubMed.
- Gill B S & Ray H N (1960) The coccidia of domestic rabbit and the common field hare of India. Proc Zool Soc (Calcutta) 13, 128-143.
- Lund E E (1954) Estimating relative pollution of the environment with oocysts of Eimeria stiedae. J Parasitol 40 (6), 663-637 PubMed.
- Litwer G M (1935) Der Einifluss von geringen Dosen der Ultraviolettstrahlen auf die Stabilität des Sporulationszyklus bei Kaninchen coccidien. Arch Protistenk 85, 395-341.
- Pérard C (1925) Recherches sur les coccidies et coccidioses du lapin. II. Contribution à létude de la biologie des oocystes de coccidies. Ann Inst Pasteur Paris 39, 505-542.
Other sources of information
- Quesenberry K E & Carpenter J W (2003) Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents: Clincial Medicine and Surgery. 2nd edn. W B Saunders. pp 168-169. ISBN 0-7216-9377-6.