An epidemic of besnoitiosis in cattle in Kenya

Njagi, O.N.; Ndarathi, C.M.; Nyaga, P.N.; Munga, L.K.

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dc.contributor.author	Njagi, O.N.
dc.contributor.author	Ndarathi, C.M.
dc.contributor.author	Nyaga, P.N.
dc.contributor.author	Munga, L.K.
dc.contributor.editor	Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand
dc.date.accessioned	2012-10-17T08:43:59Z
dc.date.available	2012-10-17T08:43:59Z
dc.date.created	2012
dc.date.issued	1998
dc.description	The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat X Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.	en
dc.description.abstract	A total of 17 head of cattle presenting with typical "Elephant skin disease" were isolated from the rest of the herd within a beef ranch for further clinical observation. On physical examination, all the animals had characteristic sclero·conjunctival cysts of Besnoitia besnoiti. In addition, some of the animals had characteristic skin nodules on the legs, ears and back. Histological examination of skin sections revealed typical large Besnoitia cysts. Microscopic examination of crush preparations of skin scrapings revealed crescent-shaped organisms with a more pointed anterior than posterior end (banana·shaped morphology) confirming that the cysts belong to the genus Besnoitia. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first clinical record of bovine besnoitiosis in Kenya.	en
dc.description.librarian	mn2012	en
dc.identifier.citation	Njagi, ON, Ndarathi, CM, Nyaga, PN & Munga, LK 1998, 'An epidemic of besnoitiosis in cattle in Kenya’. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 65, no. 2, pp. 133-136.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0330-2465
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/20187
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute	en
dc.rights	© ARC-Onderstepoort (original). © University of Pretoria. Dept of Library Services (digital).	en
dc.subject	Veterinary medicine	en
dc.subject	Besnoitia besnoiti	en
dc.subject	Bovine	en
dc.subject	Cutaneous and sclero-conjunctival cysts	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Veterinary medicine -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Besnoitiosis	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Veterinary protozoology	en
dc.title	An epidemic of besnoitiosis in cattle in Kenya	en
dc.type	Article	en