A review of the infectious diseases of African wild ruminants

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Worthington, R.W.
Bigalke, R.D.

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Published jointly by the Agricultural Research Council, ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute and the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria.

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The important viral, protozoal and bacterial diseases of wild African ruminants are reviewed. Special attention is paid to the epidemiological factors that determine the role played by these animals in the transmission of diseases to domestic stock. Examples of the converse situation where livestock serve as a source of infection for wild ruminants are also given.

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Veterinary medicine, African wild ruminants, Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Infectious diseases, Review, Transmission

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Worthington, RW & Bigalke, RD 2001, 'A review of the infectious diseases of African wild ruminants’. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 68, no. 4, pp. 291-323.