Occurrence of blood-borne tick-transmitted parasites in common tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus) antelope in Northern Cape Province, South Africa

dc.contributor.authorBrothers, Peter Stanley
dc.contributor.authorCollins, Nicola E.
dc.contributor.authorOosthuizen, Marinda C.
dc.contributor.authorBhoora, Raksha Vasantrai
dc.contributor.authorTroskie, Milana
dc.contributor.authorPenzhorn, Barend Louis
dc.contributor.emailbanie.penzhorn@up.ac.zaen
dc.coverage.spatialNorthern Cape Provinceen
dc.coverage.spatialSouth Africaen
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-05T13:12:57Z
dc.date.available2012-03-05T13:12:57Z
dc.date.issued2011-12
dc.description.abstractBlood samples were collected from 71 tsessebes relocated from the deproclaimed Vaalbos National Park to Mokala National Park, South Africa. DNA was extracted from the samples and the reverse line blot (RLB) hybridization technique was used to detect and identify any haemoparasites present. Six samples hybridized to the Theileria/Babesia genus-specific probe, the Theileria genus-specific probe and the Theileria sp. (sable) probe, while 3/6 also hybridized to the Theileria separata probe. Full-length 18S rRNA genes of the Theileria spp. detected were amplified, cloned and sequenced. Two novel Theileria 18S rRNA gene sequences were identified which are phylogenetically very closely related to both Theileria sp. (sable) and T. separata. All animals appeared to be in good health. It seems likely, therefore, that these Theileria spp. do not cause disease under normal circumstances. Nevertheless, care should be taken when translocating wild animals, as introduction of novel piroplasm parasites into new areas could cause clinical disease and losses in naïve wildlife and domestic animals, and new parasite species could become established in areas in which they previously did not occur.en
dc.description.librarianab2012en
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Research Foundation grant UID 44403 to B.L. Penzhorn.en
dc.description.urihttp://www.elsevier.com/locate/vetparen
dc.identifier.citationBrothers, PS, Collins, NE, Oosthuizen, MC, Bhoora, R, Troskie, M & Penzhorn, BL, 'Occurrence of blood-borne tick-transmitted parasites in common tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus) antelope in Northern Cape Province, South Africa', Veterinary Parasitology, vol. 183, no. 1–2, pp. 160–165 (2011), doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.06.015.en
dc.identifier.issn0304-4017 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1873-2550 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.06.015
dc.identifier.other7004592997
dc.identifier.other7103250386
dc.identifier.other35609781000
dc.identifier.otherJ-7222-2013
dc.identifier.otherN-8706-2014
dc.identifier.otherO-6342-2014
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/18369
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
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dc.rights© 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.en
dc.subjectTsessebeen
dc.subjectDamaliscus lunatusen
dc.subjectReverse line blot (RLB)en
dc.subjectNovel Theileria speciesen
dc.subjectRhipicephalus evertsi evertsien
dc.subject.lcshTick-borne diseasesen
dc.subject.lcshTheileriaen
dc.titleOccurrence of blood-borne tick-transmitted parasites in common tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus) antelope in Northern Cape Province, South Africaen
dc.typePostprint Articleen

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