Varioius diseases affect domestic and wild lagomorphs and challenge veterinary laboratory diagnosticians regularly. Domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) are bred for different purposes including meat or fur production, laboratory research investigation, or simply as companion animals. Neoplasms, infectious diseases, and several background lesions are important conditions in this group. Wild lagomorphs, including rabbits of different genera (Oryctolagus, Sylvilagus, Brachylagus), hares/jackrabbits (Lepus spp.), and pikas (Ochotona spp.), are very common in different parts of the world and are affected regularly by outbreaks of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases or exposed to environmental toxins.  

We are inviting submissions to a JVDI special section on Lagomorph disease investigations to be guest edited by Drs. Javier Asin, CAHFS, UC Davis; Denise Imai-Leonard, Comparative Pathology Laboratory, UCDavis; and Fábio Abade dos Santos, National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research (INIAV), Oeiras, Portugal.

If you are interested, please submit an abstract of up to 250 words describing your proposed topic by February 28, 2023. Readers would be interested in background review material and current laboratory investigations, including both successes and failures, or lessons learned. Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified of acceptance by March 31, 2023, and full submissions will be expected by Sept 30, 2023. Submitted manuscripts will proceed through the usual JVDI peer review process, with publication expected in winter, 2024. Page charges of $75/printed page will apply – there are no color page charges for online-only publication.

Please submit your abstract to guest editor Dr. Javier Asin Ros [email protected], 

The Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation (J Vet Diagn Invest) is an international peer-reviewed journal published in English as the official journal of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD). JVDI is devoted to all aspects of veterinary laboratory medicine. The major disciplines are anatomic pathology, bacteriology/mycology, clinical pathology, epidemiology, immunology, laboratory information management, molecular biology, parasitology, public health, toxicology, and virology.