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October 1993
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New Zealand Veterinary Journal
ExtractThere has been only one reported case of tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis in a free-living wild rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus cuniculus . Because of continued interest in that case, the common classification of rabbits and hares in the family Leporidae and a current report of a case in a hare, this opportunity is taken to re-record the case in the rabbit in greater detail.
... In nature, there are very few reported cases of Mtb infection in rabbits, and they mainly involve non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) such as Mycobacterium avium [53]. There is only one reported case of a rabbit on a New Zealand farm infected with M. bovis [54]. Therefore, it seems plausible that rabbits might be resistant to TB or have some sort of self-protection mechanisms against Mtb infection [55]. ...
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Animal Models of Tuberculosis
October 1993
New Zealand Veterinary Journal
