| parasites of domestic and wild animals in south africa. x. helminths in impala. | two to four impala in the nylsvley nature reserve were culled each month from february 1975-february 1976. two trematode species, 1 cestode species and 13 species of nematodes were recovered from these antelope. of these, fasciola gigantica, gongylonema pulchrum, haemonchus placei and trichostrongylus falculatus are new records for impala. in general, h. placei, longistrongylus sabie and impalaia tuberculata exhibited a similar pattern of seasonal occurrence. adult worms were present during nove ... | 1978 | 572950 |
| causes of mortality in impala (aepyceros melampus) on 20 game farms in zimbabwe. | the most common cause of death in impala (aepyceros melampus) herds on 20 game farms in zimbabwe was stress or physical injury during capture. acute fascioliasis due to fasciola gigantica was identified as the main disease problem associated with smaller game farms and where impala had been recently introduced. losses associated with ticks and tick-borne diseases were rare. impala in zimbabwe are maintained in a healthy condition on game farms where they are given supplementary feed during the d ... | 1990 | 2238405 |
| prevalence of hepatic helminths and associated pathology in impala (aepyceros melampus) in swaziland. | the livers of impala (aepyceros melampus) collected in the mlawula-mbuluzi-simunye nature reserve and protected area complex in northeastern swaziland from october 1985 to september 1986 were infected with three species of helminths: a nematode (cooperioides hepaticae), a cestode (stilesia hepatica), and a trematode (fasciola gigantica). cooperioides hepaticae caused a severe cholangitis. lambs were infected at 1.5 to 2 mo of age, and the prevalence increased to 100% by 5 mo of age. the prevalen ... | 1996 | 8627927 |
| use of bait containing triclabendazole against fasciola gigantica in a herd of captive wild impala (aepyceros melampus). | although the efficacy of triclabendazole treatment against fasciola gigantica has been shown before in cattle and buffaloes, there appears to be no published report on the efficacy of triclabendazole in impala or other antelope species. as part of a health monitoring programme at mulungushi international conference centre, lusaka, zambia, a coprological examination was undertaken to investigate the helminthological status of captive impala (aepyceros melampus). of 39 fresh coprological samples, ... | 2017 | 27225321 |