| parasites of domestic and wild animals in south africa. xxiv. arthropod parasites of bushbuck and common duiker in the weza state forest, natal. | one bushbuck, tragelaphus scriptus, and 1 common duiker, sylvicapra grimmia, were shot each month from may 1983 to may 1984 in the weza state forest, natal, i.e. a total of 13 animals of each species. the bushbuck were infested with 8 ixodid tick species, 2 louse species and a louse-fly species. the common duiker harboured 7 tick species and 2 louse species. ticks of the genus ixodes were the most numerous and prevalent on both antelope species, but no pattern of seasonal abundance was evident. ... | 1989 | 2726195 |
| dna sequence analyses reveal co-occurrence of novel haplotypes of fasciola gigantica with f. hepatica in south africa and zimbabwe. | the aim of this study was to identify and determine the genetic diversity of fasciola species in cattle from zimbabwe, the kwazulu-natal and mpumalanga provinces of south africa and selected wildlife hosts from zimbabwe. this was based on analysis of dna sequences of the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (its1 and 2) and mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase 1 (co1) regions. the sample of 120 flukes was collected from livers of 57 cattle at 4 abattoirs in zimbabwe and 47 cattle at 6 abatt ... | 2015 | 26476916 |
| parasites of south african wildlife. i. helminths of bushbuck, tragelaphus scriptus, and grey duiker, sylvicapra grimmia, from the weza state forest, natal. | thirteen bushbuck, tragelaphus scriptus, and 13 grey duikers, sylvicapra grimmia, were culled in the weza state forest, natal, from may 1983-may 1984. the maximum number of worms recovered from a single bushbuck was 393. of the total number of worms recovered from all the bushbuck, paracooperia devossi were the most numerous, followed by ostertagia harrisi, a cooperia sp. and haemonchus vegliai. p. devossi and o. harrisi were more numerous during winter and the cooperia sp. more numerous during ... | 1987 | 3627728 |