Post mortem identification of Kalicephalus colubri colubri (Nematoda: Diaphanocephalidae) in a captive mole snake (Pseudaspis cana) in South Africa

dc.contributor.authorJunker, Kerstin
dc.contributor.authorLane, Emily P.
dc.contributor.authorDlamini, B.
dc.contributor.authorKotze, A.
dc.contributor.authorBoomker, Jacob Diederik Frederik
dc.contributor.emailjoop.boomker@up.ac.zaen
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-22T08:00:57Z
dc.date.available2009-06-22T08:00:57Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractNecropsy examination of a captive emaciated, dehydrated adult female Mole snake (Pseudaspis cana) in October 2007 revealed multiple cutaneous abscesses. Other findings included renal and hepatic atrophy, hepatic haemosiderosis, multifocal granulomatous hepatitis associated with acid-fast bacteria as well as pulmonary congestion and oedema. Large numbers of the nematode Kalicephalus colubri colubri were recovered from the oesophagus and stomach, representing the 1st reported case of K. colubri from a Mole snake in South Africa. The lesions caused by K. c. colubri were insignificant, but the presence of worms may have contributed to weight loss.en
dc.identifier.citationJunker, K, Lane, EP, Dlamini, B, Kotze, A & Boomker, J 2009, 'Post mortem identification of Kalicephalus colubri colubri (Nematoda: Diaphanocephalidae) in a captive Mole snake (Pseudaspis cana) in South Africa', Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, vol. 80, no. 1, pp. 54-56. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_savet.html]en
dc.identifier.issn0038-2809
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/10479
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSouth African Veterinary Associationen
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dc.rightsSouth African Veterinary Associationen
dc.subjectKalicephalus colubri colubrien
dc.subjectPseudaspis canaen
dc.subjectSkin ulcerationen
dc.subjectMole snakeen
dc.subject.lcshNematodesen
dc.subject.lcshCaptive snakesen
dc.subject.lcshCachexiaen
dc.titlePost mortem identification of Kalicephalus colubri colubri (Nematoda: Diaphanocephalidae) in a captive mole snake (Pseudaspis cana) in South Africaen
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