Tick-borne blood parasites in nyala (Tragelaphus angasii, Gray 1849) from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

dc.contributor.authorPfitzer, Silke
dc.contributor.authorOosthuizen, Marinda C.
dc.contributor.authorBosman, Anna-Mari
dc.contributor.authorVorster, Ilse
dc.contributor.authorPenzhorn, Barend Louis
dc.contributor.emailmarinda.oosthuizen@up.ac.zaen
dc.coverage.spatialSouth Africaen
dc.coverage.spatialKwaZulu-Natalen
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-24T07:11:06Z
dc.date.available2011-10-24T07:11:06Z
dc.date.issued2011-03
dc.description.abstractA total of 97 blood samples of nyala (Tragelaphus angasii, Gray 1849) from South Africa were tested for the presence of tick-borne haemoparasites by means of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and reverse line blot (RLB) hybridisation. The majority of blood samples contained several different haemoparasites, often in combination. Prevalent haemoparasites were Theileria sp. (kudu), T. buffeli, T. sp. (sable), T. bicornis, Ehrlichia sp. Omatjenne, Anaplasma marginale and A. bovis. This serves as the first report of T. sp. (kudu), T. buffeli, T. bicornis, Ehrlichia sp.Omatjenne, A. marginale and A. bovis in nyala, who seem to carry multiple haemoparasites without ill effect.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study (V009/08) was approved by the Research Committee of the Faculty of Veterinary Science and the Animal Use and Care Committee of the University of Pretoria. The senior author received a postgraduate bursary from the University of Pretoria. Financial support from the National Research Foundation Grant (GUN 44403) to B.L. Penzhorn is acknowledged.en
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dc.identifier.citationPfitzer, S, Oosthuizen, MC, Bosman, AM, Vorster, I & Penzhorn, BL 2011, 'Tick-borne blood parasites in nyala (Tragelaphus angasii, Gray 1849) from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa', Veterinary Parasitology, vol. 176, no. 2-3, pp.126-131.en
dc.identifier.issn0307-4017 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1873-2550 (online)
dc.identifier.other10/1016/j.vetpar.2010.11.006
dc.identifier.other7004592997
dc.identifier.otherN-8706-2014
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/17458
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
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dc.rights© 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.en
dc.subjectAnaplasmaen
dc.subject18S rRNA geneen
dc.subjectReverse line blot hybridization assayen
dc.subjectTragelaphus angasien
dc.subject.lcshNyalaen
dc.subject.lcshPolymerase chain reactionen
dc.subject.lcshTheileriaen
dc.subject.lcshEhrlichiaen
dc.subject.lcshParasitesen
dc.subject.lcshTick-borne diseasesen
dc.titleTick-borne blood parasites in nyala (Tragelaphus angasii, Gray 1849) from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africaen
dc.typePostprint Articleen

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