A wild-caught desert cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus audubonii) from Colorado was observed to have large, pedunculated, dark cutaneous lesions on its abdomen and cylindrical masses on its mouth. Morphologically, the masses were consistent with previous reports of virally induced papillomas. Subsequent DNA analysis indicated widespread infection with cottontail rabbit papillomavirus.
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1 October 2013
Cottontail Rabbit Papillomavirus Infection in a Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) from Colorado, USA
J. Jeffrey Root,
Matthew W. Hopken,
Thomas Gidlewski,
Antoinette J. Piaggio
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 49 • No. 4
October 2013
Vol. 49 • No. 4
October 2013