Actinobacillus capsulatus was isolated from lung, liver, and/or spleen tissue of three snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) in Alaska. This is the first report of the isolation of this bacterium from free-ranging hares. Actinobacillus capsulatus may have a negative impact on the population density of hares.

Actinobacillosis, Actinobacillus capsulatus, Alaska, bacteriology, case report, Lepus americanus, snowshoe hare
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