| trichinella zimbabwensis in wild nile crocodiles (crocodylus niloticus) of south africa. | recent discovery of trichinella zimbabwensis in crocodiles from zimbabwe, lake cahora basa, mozambique, and from lake abaja, ethiopia, prompted strict control measures to curb the possible spread of the infection to humans and also to prevent its introduction to other countries, which were considered free of this pathogen. in 2006, the chief directorate veterinary services of mpumalanga province of south africa launched a survey to investigate the status of wild and commercial breeding crocodile ... | 2009 | 19167165 |
| the occurrence of trichinella zimbabwensis in naturally infected wild crocodiles (crocodylus niloticus) from the kruger national park, south africa. | trichinella zimbabwensis has been found naturally infecting crocodiles (crocodylus niloticus) in zimbabwe, mozambique, ethiopia and south africa, as well as monitor lizards (varanus niloticus) in zimbabwe. the reports on natural infections were mostly accidental rather than structured surveys and involved very few animals. previous surveillance studies in south africa reported a 38.5% prevalence of t. zimbabwensis among wild crocodiles tested from the mpumalanga province and kruger national park ... | 2013 | 22335961 |