Elsayed, E., ABODALAL, S., tahoon, A., M, F., El Shahidy, M. (2023). Histopathological Alterations of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus in Native Egyptian Breed. Suez Canal Veterinary Medical Journal. SCVMJ, 28(2), 435-452. doi: 10.21608/scvmj.2023.243659.1148
Elsayed Ali Elsayed; samah ABODALAL; abdelnaby tahoon; Fawzy E M; Mohamed El Shahidy. "Histopathological Alterations of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus in Native Egyptian Breed". Suez Canal Veterinary Medical Journal. SCVMJ, 28, 2, 2023, 435-452. doi: 10.21608/scvmj.2023.243659.1148
Elsayed, E., ABODALAL, S., tahoon, A., M, F., El Shahidy, M. (2023). 'Histopathological Alterations of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus in Native Egyptian Breed', Suez Canal Veterinary Medical Journal. SCVMJ, 28(2), pp. 435-452. doi: 10.21608/scvmj.2023.243659.1148
Elsayed, E., ABODALAL, S., tahoon, A., M, F., El Shahidy, M. Histopathological Alterations of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus in Native Egyptian Breed. Suez Canal Veterinary Medical Journal. SCVMJ, 2023; 28(2): 435-452. doi: 10.21608/scvmj.2023.243659.1148
Histopathological Alterations of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus in Native Egyptian Breed
1Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University,
2Newcastle Disease Department, Veterinary Serum and Vaccine Research Institute (VSVRI)
3virology, faculty of veterinary medicine, Suez canal university
4Professor of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University
Abstract
Rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD) is a highly contagious disease of domestic and wild rabbit species caused by a lagovirus belonging to the Caliciviridae family. RHD is characterized by acute liver necrosis and a high mortality rate. The aim of this study was to recognize and describe RHDV (type 2) in naturally and experimentally infected rabbits, describing the histopathological alterations in the liver, spleen, lungs, and kidney in various Egyptian governorates during the period from January 2019 to May 2022. Nineteen suspected liver samples were collected from outbreaks in nine governorates. Three strains out of ten positive liver samples were proved for RHD virus by hemagglutination test[] and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Kafr Sheikh strain, Sohag strain, and Damiatta strain were inspected to study the pathological lesions associated with RHDV infection in naturally and experimentally infected rabbits