Parasites

Parasites in Rabbits

Protozoans are single celled parasites, Platyhelminthes are flatworms, Nematodes are round worms, and Arthropods are insects.

Protozoal Diseases

1. Sporozoa

Intestinal/Hepatic Coccidiosis (Eimeria)
Coccidia (respiratory system) (Toxoplasma gondii)
Cryptosporidosis (Cryptosporidium parvum)
Sarcocystis cuniculi

Eimeria

2. Microsporidia

Encephalitozoon cuniculi

Encephalitozooncuniculi Encephalitozoon cuniculi

3. Flagellates & Amoebae

Giardiasis (Giardia duodenalis)
Monocercomonas cuniculi
Retortamonas cuniculi
Trypanosoma nabiasi
Trypanosoma lewisi-like organism
Entamoeba cuniculi

Giardiaduodenalis Giardia

4. Uncertain Classification

Pneumocystis carinii

Pneumocystiscarinii Pneumocystis carinii

Helminth Parasites

1. Nematodes

Passalurusambiguus PinWorm

2. Cestodes

Tapeworm (Taenia pisiformis)

Taeniapisiformis Taenia pisiformis

3. Trematodes

Hasstilesia tricolor (Distoma tricolor)
Fasciola hepatica

Fasciolahepatica Fasciola hepatica

Artropod Parasites
1. Arachnids

Fur Mites (Cheyletiella parasitivorax)
Scabies/Sarcoptic Mange (Sarcoptes scabiei)
Ear Mites (Psoroptes sp.)
Ticks(Haemaphysalis leporis-palustris)
Face mange (Notoedres cati)
Lice (Haemodipsus ventricosus)

ScabiesSarcoptic Mange scabies_mite

2. Insect Parasites

Flesh Fly ("Fly Strike") (Wohlfahrtia vigil)
Screwworm Fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax)
Mosquitoes (Anopheles (N.) darlingi)
Fleas (Spilopsyllus cuniculi)
Warble Fly (or Bot Fly) (Cuterebra)

Spilopsylluscuniculi Spilopsyllus cuniculi