Parasitic and other diseases of the African buffalo in the Kruger National Park

dc.contributor.authorBasson, P.A.
dc.contributor.authorMcCully, R.M.
dc.contributor.authorKruger, S.P.
dc.contributor.authorVan Niekerk, J.W.
dc.contributor.authorYoung, E.
dc.contributor.authorDe Vos, Valerius
dc.contributor.editorSouth Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services
dc.contributor.editorTustin, R.C.
dc.contributor.editorDe Lange, M.
dc.contributor.editorReinecke, R.K.
dc.contributor.editorWalker, Jane B.
dc.contributor.editorDe Kock, V.E.
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-25T08:04:33Z
dc.date.available2014-02-25T08:04:33Z
dc.date.created2013
dc.date.issued1970
dc.descriptionThe journals have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat v11 was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.en_US
dc.description.abstractOne hundred randomly-collected buffaloes [Syncerus caffer (Sparrman, 1779)] were autopsied, and tissues and parasites were collected for histopathological studies and identification. Blood smears were prepared from 92 animals, of which 97 per cent proved to be positive for piroplasms of an unidentified Theileria sp. Schizonts were found in the lymph nodes, liver, kidneys and myocardium of three young buffaloes. Granulomatous mycotic lymphadenitis of the peripheral lymph nodes occurred in 15 per cent of the animals and 86 per cent contained large sarcosporidial cysts in the oesophageal, pharyngeal and laryngeal musculature. Neoplasia, a squamous cell carcinoma, was encountered in only one animal. The most significant metazoan diseases were pentastomiasis (69 per cent), bilharziasis (62 per cent), cysticercosis (29 per cent), filariasis (16 per cent), hydatidosis (5 per cent) and mange caused by an unidentified Psoroptes sp. Thy nymphs of Linguatula serrata Frölich, 1779 were recovered mostly from the hepatic veins, sometimes from the right heart chambers and rarely from the liver substance, lymph nodes and pulmonary artery. Schistosoma mattheei Veglia & LeRoux, 1929 was mainly responsible for the bilharzia! lesions. However, none of the buffaloes were found to be infected with besnoitiosis. As this disease is very common in antelopes in the same area this finding suggests that the buffalo is not susceptible to it. A list of the intestinal and other helminths encountered is given.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBasson, PA, McCully, RM, Kruger, SP, Van Niekerk, JW, Young, E & De Vos, V 1970, 'Parasitic and other diseases of the African buffalo in the Kruger National Park’, The Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 11-28.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/36698
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPretoria : Government Printeren_US
dc.rights©South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services (original). ©University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).en_US
dc.subjectVeterinary medicineen_US
dc.subjectVeterinary reportsen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subject.lcshVeterinary medicine -- South Africaen
dc.titleParasitic and other diseases of the African buffalo in the Kruger National Parken_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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