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Encephalitozoon intestinalis and Encephalitozoon hellem were diagnosed in the kidneys of a free-ranging European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) with multifocal wedge-shaped chronic interstitial nephritis using real-time PCR and microarray. This is the first description of these microsporidia species in a European brown hare, which are both potential zoonotic agents.
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