Coccidiosis is a highly contagious sporozoal infection in rabbits. It is caused by Eimeria
species, protozoa parasites that are microscopic, one-celled organisms. Twelve species of the
family Eimeria have been reported to affect rabbits, however, only a few actually create disease.
Eimeria spp. invade the epithelial cells of the intestinal wall and cells lining certain ducts within
the rabbit. Each species is highly host, organ and tissue specific, and the species that affect
rabbits are rarely a zoonotic danger to humans. There are two types of rabbit coccidiosis –
intestinal and hepatic. Eimeria perforans, E. magna, E. media, and E. irresidua are the four
main species that cause intestinal coccidiosis in rabbits. E. steidae causes hepatic coccidiosis in
the liver. Coccidiosis is mainly seen in intensively managed animals, especially young rabbits,
although it can occur in small rabbitries and pet rabbits
Coccidiosis is a highly contagious sporozoal infection in rabbits. It is caused by Eimeriaspecies, protozoa parasites that are microscopic, one-celled organisms. Twelve species of thefamily Eimeria have been reported to affect rabbits, however, only a few actually create disease.Eimeria spp. invade the epithelial cells of the intestinal wall and cells lining certain ducts withinthe rabbit. Each species is highly host, organ and tissue specific, and the species that affectrabbits are rarely a zoonotic danger to humans. There are two types of rabbit coccidiosis –intestinal and hepatic. Eimeria perforans, E. magna, E. media, and E. irresidua are the fourmain species that cause intestinal coccidiosis in rabbits. E. steidae causes hepatic coccidiosis inthe liver. Coccidiosis is mainly seen in intensively managed animals, especially young rabbits,although it can occur in small rabbitries and pet rabbits
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