Survey of ixodid ticks and two tick-borne pathogens in African buffaloes, Syncerus caffer, from the Caprivi Strip, Namibia |
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| Authors: | Pascucci Ilaria Capobianco Dondona Andrea Cammà Cesare Marcacci Maurilia Di Domenico Marco Lelli Rossella Scacchia Massimo Jago Mark Khaiseb Siegfried Hager Anna Laure Tjipura-Zaire Georgina Caporale Vincenzo |
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| Institution: | Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale" (Istituto G. Caporale), 64100 Teramo, Italy. i.pascucci@izs.it |
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| Abstract: | A capture operation to ascertain health status in free-ranging buffaloes from six different areas in the Caprivi Strip in the northeast corner of Namibia was conducted in October 2009. Basic information on the ticks and tick-borne pathogens normally found in wildlife from this area are scarce. The objective of this study was to assess the host status of African buffaloes, Syncerus caffer, for ixodid ticks and two selected tick-borne pathogens in the Caprivi Strip, a key area bordering Angola, Zambia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe. Four different tick species have been identified among the 233 collected specimens, and, of 95 tested buffaloes, 54 (57%) were positive for Theileria parva, whereas only 3 (3%) showed evidence of being infected with Ehrlichia ruminantium. |
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