Identification of the virus of rabbit haemorrhagic disease in Tunisia

During 1992 and 1993, outbreaks of an acute, highly fatal disease mainly affecting adult rabbits were observed in Tunisia. The clinical and pathological findings were consistent with rabbit haemorrhagic disease. A monoclonal antibody designated PG4G3 specific for surface determinants of the rabbit h...

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Published inVeterinary record Vol. 138; no. 5; pp. 108 - 110
Main Authors Bouslama, A., De Mia, G. M., Hammami, S., Aouina, T., Soussi, H., Frescura, T.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group Limited 03.02.1996
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects
Animals
Caliciviridae Infections - epidemiology
Caliciviridae Infections - veterinary
Caliciviridae Infections - virology
Disease Outbreaks - veterinary
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - veterinary
Hemorrhagic Disease Virus, Rabbit - isolation & purification
Liver - virology
Microscopy, Immunoelectron - veterinary
Rabbits - virology
Tunisia - epidemiology
Tunisia
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Summary:During 1992 and 1993, outbreaks of an acute, highly fatal disease mainly affecting adult rabbits were observed in Tunisia. The clinical and pathological findings were consistent with rabbit haemorrhagic disease. A monoclonal antibody designated PG4G3 specific for surface determinants of the rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus was used to identify the aetiological agent by ELISA and by colloidal gold immunoelectron microscopy; a haemagglutination test and conventional immunoelectron microscopy were also used. The results confirmed the first recorded cases of the disease in Tunisia.
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ISSN:0042-4900
2042-7670
DOI:10.1136/vr.138.5.108