The first case of Leporacarus gibbus infestation in a rabbit from Poland
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Wojciech Zygner
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Olga Gójska-Zygner
Abstract
This case report presents asymptomatic infestation with Leporacarus gibbus (formerly Listrophorus gibbus) in a pet rabbit. This is the first report of L. gibbus infestation in a pet rabbit from Poland. Previously, infestation in Poland had been detected only in hares.
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