Disease Images

Disease Images: Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease

Additional resources for Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease


Description:
Rabbit. Severe epistaxis.

Credit: Dr. J.P. Teifke, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Riems, Germany
Photo ID: RHD_001

Description:
Rabbit, liver. All liver lobes are swollen, pale and have a reticular pattern.

Credit: Dr. J.P. Teifke, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Riems, Germany
Photo ID: RHD_002

Description:
Rabbit, liver. There is a large area of pallor (necrosis) with a prominent reticular pattern.

Credit: Dr. J.P. Teifke, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Riems, Germany
Photo ID: RHD_003

Description:
Rabbit, lungs. The trachea is filled with foam, and the lungs are mottled and noncollapsed (severe pulmonary edema).

Credit: Dr. J.P. Teifke, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Riems, Germany
Photo ID: RHD_004

Description:
Rabbit, heart. There are multiple epicardial hemorrhages.

Credit: Dr. J.P. Teifke, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Riems, Germany
Photo ID: RHD_005

Description:
Rabbit, spleen. The spleen is markedly enlarged and congested.

Credit: Dr. J.P. Teifke, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Riems, Germany
Photo ID: RHD_006

Description:
Rabbit, kidney. There are petechiae throughout the cortex and the medulla is severely congested.

Credit: Dr. J.P. Teifke, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Riems, Germany
Photo ID: RHD_007

Description:
Rabbit, liver. This chronically affected liver contains pale areas of postnecrotic scarring.

Credit: Dr. J.P. Teifke, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Riems, Germany
Photo ID: RHD_008

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These images were annotated by Dr. Steve Sorden and Dr. Claire Andreasen and funding was provided by a USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant in collaboration with the Iowa State University Department of Veterinary Pathology, Center for Food Security and Public Health (CFSPH), Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), and Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC).