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Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 41(4), 2005, pp. 783-786
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European Brown Hare Syndrome in Wild European Brown Hares from Greece

Charalambos Billinis1,5, Vassilios Psychas2, Dimitrios K. Tontis3, Vassiliki Spyrou1, Periklis K. Birtsas4, Marina Sofia1, Fotios Likotrafitis3, Olga M. Maslarinou4 and Dimitrios Kanteres3

1 Laboratory of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, Trikalon 224, GR-43100 Karditsa, Greece;
2 Laboratory of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
3 Laboratory of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, Trikalon 224, GR-43100 Karditsa, Greece;
4 Hunting Federation of Macedonia and Thrace, Evripidou 4, 54635 Thessaloniki, Greece
5 Corresponding author (email: billinis{at}vet.uth.gr)

ABSTRACT:   From 1999 to mid-2003, 97 European brown hares (Lepus europaeus) found dead throughout Greece were examined by necropsy, histopathology, and reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for the presence of European brown hare syndrome (EBHS) and EBHS virus (EBHSV), respectively. Hare losses were sporadic, starting in the cold season and lasting for many months (December to May). The most prominent gross lesions were observed in the liver and included swelling and discoloration; congestion and hemorrhages were present mainly in lungs and tracheal mucosa. Necropsy findings were suggestive of EBHS, which was confirmed by histopathology and RT-PCR. This study documents, for the first time, EBHS in Greece.
  Key words:  European brown hare syndrome, Greece, histopathological findings, PCR.






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