Nettles V F, Davidson W R, Fisk S K, Jacobson H A
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1975 Oct 1;167(7):600-2.
A progressively debilitating neurologic syndrome characterized by torticollis, ataxia, circling, and abnormal posture was observed in 16 of approximately 60 cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus) captured in a 12-hectare portion of a woodlot in southwestern Virginia. Inflammatory and degenerative alterations in cerebellum and midbrain regions were characterized principally by malacia, perivascular cuffing, and gliosis. Single Ascaris columnaris larvae were found in the cerebellum of 2 rabbits and the spinal cord of 1 rabbit.
在弗吉尼亚州西南部一片占地12公顷的林地中捕获的约60只棉尾兔（佛罗里达棉尾兔）中，有16只出现了一种逐渐衰弱的神经综合征，其特征为斜颈、共济失调、转圈和异常姿势。小脑和中脑区域的炎症和退行性改变主要表现为软化、血管周围套袖状浸润和胶质细胞增生。在2只兔子的小脑中以及1只兔子的脊髓中发现了单条柱状蛔虫幼虫。
