Penicillin Treatment Failure in Rabbit Syphilis Due to the Persistence of Treponemes (Treponema paraluisleporidarum Ecovar Cuniculus) in the Focus of Infection

Penicillin Treatment Failure in Rabbit Syphilis Due to the Persistence of Treponemes (Treponema paraluisleporidarum Ecovar Cuniculus) in the Focus of Infection

Rabbit venereal spirochetosis, a disease caused by Treponema paraluisleporidarum ecovar Cuniculus (TPeC), affects both wild and pet rabbits, and is transmitted sexually and via direct contact among animals. Treatment of syphilis in pet rabbits requires administration of antibiotics, including penici...

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Main Authors: Vladimír Jekl, Markéta Nováková, Edita Jeklová, Petra Pospíšilová, Jitka Křenová, Martin Faldyna, Miša Škorič, David Šmajs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
rabbit
syphilis
Oryctolagus cuniculus
penicillin
sexually transmitted diseases
in vivo propagation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.675631/full

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