Image Database: Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease

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View Larger Picture		 Photo #: RHD_001
Description:
Rabbit. Severe epistaxis.
Credit: Dr. J.P. Teifke, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Riems, Germany
   

View Larger Image		 Photo #: RHD_002
Description:
Rabbit, liver. All liver lobes are swollen, pale and have a reticular pattern.
Credit: Dr. J.P. Teifke, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Riems, Germany
   

View Larger Image		 Photo #: RHD_003
Description:
Rabbit, liver. There is a large area of pallor (necrosis) with a prominent reticular pattern.
Credit: Dr. J.P. Teifke, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Riems, Germany
   

View Larger Image		 Photo #: RHD_004
Description:
Rabbit, lungs. The trachea is filled with foam, and the lungs are mottled and noncollapsed (severe pulmonary edema).
Credit: Dr. J.P. Teifke, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Riems, Germany
   

View Larger Image		 Photo #: RHD_005
Description:
Rabbit, heart. There are multiple epicardial hemorrhages.
Credit: Dr. J.P. Teifke, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Riems, Germany
   

View Larger Image		 Photo #: RHD_006
Description:
Rabbit, spleen. The spleen is markedly enlarged and congested.
Credit: Dr. J.P. Teifke, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Riems, Germany
   

View Larger Image		 Photo #: RHD_007
Description:
Rabbit, kidney. There are petechiae throughout the cortex and the medulla is severely congested.
Credit: Dr. J.P. Teifke, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Riems, Germany
   

View Larger Image		 Photo #: RHD_008
Description:
Rabbit, liver. This chronically affected liver contains pale areas of postnecrotic scarring.
Credit: Dr. J.P. Teifke, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Riems, Germany
   

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These images were annotated by Dr. Steve Sorden and funding was provided by a USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant in collaboration with the Iowa State University Department of Veterinary Pathology, Center for Food Security and Public Health, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, and Plum Island Animal Disease Center.