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Alexander, K.A.
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Smith, J.S.
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Macharia, M.J.
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King, A.A.
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Rabies in Southern and Eastern Africa. Workshop. (1993, Pretoria, South Africa)
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Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand |
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2014-02-11T07:01:56Z |
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2014-02-11T07:01:56Z |
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2013 |
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1993 |
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The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi.
Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format. |
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dc.description.abstract |
A serosurvey of rabies antibodies among domestic dogs (Canis familiaris, n=178), spotted hyaenas (Crocuta
crocuta, n=72) and African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus, n=18) of the Masai Mara, Kenya, was carried
out. Rabies antibodies were found in 9,6% of the domestic dog sera, but all wild dog and hyaena
sera were negative.
Rabies has been confirmed in this region among the above species as well as in a domestic cat (Felis
catus) and a cow (Bos indicus) by fluorescent antibody tests (FAT) and/or histopathology. The disease
was confirmed in three wild dogs in 1989 and in a fourth dog in early 1991.
In 1992, a spotted hyaena attacked six people, one of whom died; the hyaena brain was positive for
rabies. To date, rabies has been confirmed in one domestic cow (n=22; 4,5%), one domestic cat
(n=9; 11,1%) and five domestic dogs (n=32; 15,6%). The wild dog cases exhibited paralytic rabies
whereas in the hyaena, domestic cat and domestic dogs furious rabies was observed. The dynamics
of rabies in this ecosystem is not yet fully understood, but based on these preliminary data it is suspected
that domestic dogs play a primary role in its maintenance. |
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mn2014 |
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British Airways.
Air Kenya Aviation Ltd. Masai Mara River Camp Ltd.
Morris Animal Foundation. Seebe Trust. Wildlife Concern
International. John and Janice Ruggieri. John Hanley. |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Alexander, KA, Smith, JS, Macharia, MJ & King, AA 1993, 'Rabies in the Masai Mara, Kenya : preliminary report', Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 411-414. |
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0330-2465 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/33377 |
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Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute |
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dc.rights |
© ARC-Onderstepoort (original).
© University of Pretoria. Dept of Library Services (digital). |
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dc.subject |
Veterinary medicine |
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Rabies in southern and eastern Africa. Proceedings of a workshop held at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa, 3-5 May 1993 |
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dc.subject |
Rabies in wildlife |
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Veterinary medicine -- South Africa |
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Rabies in animals |
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dc.title |
Rabies in the Masai Mara, Kenya : preliminary report |
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Other |
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