De Vos, A.J.Dobson, Lynne D.South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical ServicesTustin, R.C.De Lange, M.Reinecke, R.K.Walker, Jane B.De Kock, V.E.2015-07-082015-07-0820131970De Vos, AJ & Dobson, LD 1970, 'Eimeria chinchillae De Vos & Van der Westhuizen, 1968 and other Eimeria spp. from three South African rodent species', Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 185-190.http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46331The journals have been scanned in colour with a HP 5590 scanner; 600 dpi. Adobe Acrobat v.11 was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.Eimeria chinchillae De Vos & Van der Westhuizen, 1968, an organism originally described from the chinchilla and subsequently shown to be transmissible to other rodents, was found to occur naturally in Rhabdomys pumilio (Sparrman, 1784) in South Africa. The morphology of the oocysts, the site of development of the endogenous stages and the prepatent period of the infection were similar to those of E. chinchillae obtained from chinchillas and transmitted experimentally to R. pumilio. The identity of the organism was confirmed by the successful infection of chinchillas. Three additional Eimeria spp. were found in R. pumilio. Oocysts of Eimeria pumilioi n. sp. measured 18 by 12 µ, those of Eimeria rhabdomyis n. sp., 13 by 12 µ and those of Eimeria pretoriensis n. sp., 24 by 19 µ. Two Eimeria spp. were also found in Praomys (Mastomys) natalensis (Smith, 1834). Oocysts of Eimeria mastomyis n. sp. measured 27 by 21 µ and those of Eimeria theileri n. sp. 20 by 17 µ. A single Eimeria sp., Eimeria otomyis n. sp., was found in Otomys irroratus (Brants, 1827). The oocysts measured 20 by 15 µ.en©South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services (original). ©University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineVeterinary reportsSouth AfricaRodent diseasesVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaEimeriidaeArticle