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04/10/2022

SUMMARY

Rabbit syphilis – what should a vet be familiar with?

Rabbit syphilis, also known as treponematosis or spirochetosis, is an infectious disease rarely found in breeding conditions. It is more often encountered in domestic rabbits. Humans are not vulnerable to rabbit spirochete infections, and rabbit syphilis is not considered a zoonosis. The first symptoms of the disease are lesions of mucocutaneous transitions in the genital organs and the head area (nostrils, lips, eyelids) which usually appear 3-6 weeks after infection. The differential diagnosis should exclude dermatophytosis, lumpy or atypical myxomatosis and ectoparasites. The treatment mainly involves penicillins.

Key words: rabbit syphilis, vent disease, treponemosis

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