Susan Sanchez, MSc, PhD, MlBiol, CBiol is a Professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Section head of Microbiology and Molecular Biology in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Georgia…
The most common presentation of P. multocida infection is upper respiratory tract disease. Pasteurella multocida was identified as a cause of mucopurulent rhinitis in rabbits or “snuffles” in the 1920s. Clinical signs include mucopurulent nasal discharge, sneezing, congestion, and/or snoring. Infection of the nasolacrimal duct may extend to the conjunctiva causing ocular discharge and nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Affected rabbits may also have…
