| some protozoan parasites of tragelaphine antelopes in south africa with special reference to a babesia sp. in a bushbuck and a trypanosoma theileri-like parasite in a nyala. | | 1972 | 4197847 |
| basic haematological values in antelopes--ii. the hippotraginae and the tragelaphinae. | basic haematological values in 49 animals of five species of the subfamily hippotraginae, namely the roan antelope hippotragus equinus, sable antelope hippotragus niger, adax antelope addax nasomaculatus, gemsbok oryx oryx gazella gazella and scimitar horned oryx oryx damah and in 51 individuals of five species in the subfamily tragelaphinae, including the bushbuck tragelaphus scriptus, nyala tragelaphus angasi, greater kudu tragelaphus strepsiceros, cape eland tautotragus oryx and bongo bocercu ... | 1984 | 6149054 |
| detection and control of rotavirus infections in zoo animals. | fecal specimens from 15 exotic animal species, with and without diarrhea, were examined for the presence of rotavirus, bacterial enteropathogens, and intestinal parasites. a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect antigens of rotavirus. rotavirus was detected in the feces of 20 (57%) of 35 of the animals, which included addax (addax nasomaculatus), nyala (tragelaphus angasi), saiga (saiga tatarica), white-tailed gnu (connochaetus gnou), greater kudu (tragelaphus strepsice ... | 1983 | 6315660 |
| a comparative ultrastructural study of the parotid gland acinar cells of nine wild ruminant species (mammalia, artiodactyla). | the ultrastructural similarities and differences of the parotid gland acinar cells of nine wild ruminants (roe deer, nyala, tahr, eld's deer, red deer, pere david's deer, european mouflon, african buffalo, sable antelope) representing three feeding types i.e. concentrate selectors (cs), grass and roughage eaters (gr) and intermediate feeders (im) were compared. the parotid acinar cells of the cs contained more granular endoplasmic reticulum, golgi-complexes and secretory granules than those of t ... | 1996 | 9090994 |
| seroprevalence of hepatitis b virus and hepatitis c virus among blood donors in nyala, south dar fur, sudan. | the objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis b virus (hbv) and hepatitis c virus (hcv) infections and the possible risk factors among blood donors in nyala, south dar fur state of western sudan, which has never been studied before. a total of 400 male blood donors were tested for the detection of hbsag and anti-hcv antibodies, (6.25%) were found reactive for hbsag and (0.65%) were reactive for anti-hcv antibodies. the highest seroprevalence (30.8%) was found in th ... | 2009 | 19775459 |
| bovine tuberculosis in ethiopian wildlife. | bovine tuberculosis (btb) is endemic in ethiopian cattle. however, the status of the disease in wildlife populations that often share habitat with livestock is unknown. we screened for btb in wildlife in five regions in ethiopia. blood and tissue samples from 133 mammals of 28 species were collected from 2006 to 2008. we used a rapid serology test (rt) based on lateral flow technology, and performed culture of lymph node specimens inoculated onto lowenstein-jensen and middlebrook 7h11 media. aci ... | 2010 | 20688681 |
| tick-borne blood parasites in nyala (tragelaphus angasii, gray 1849) from kwazulu-natal, south africa. | a total of 97 blood samples of nyala (tragelaphus angasii, gray 1849) from south africa were tested for the presence of tick-borne haemoparasites by means of polymerase chain reaction (pcr) and reverse line blot (rlb) hybridization. the majority of blood samples contained several different haemoparasites, often in combination. prevalent haemoparasites were theileria sp. (kudu), t. buffeli, theileria sp. (sable), t. bicornis, ehrlichia sp. omatjenne, anaplasma marginale and a. bovis. this serves ... | 2010 | 21145660 |
| molecular cytogenetics of tragelaphine and alcelaphine interspecies hybrids: hybridization, introgression and speciation in some african antelope. | hybridization can occur naturally among diverging lineages as part of the evolutionary process leading to complete reproductive isolation, or it can result from range shifts and habitat alteration through global warming and/or other anthropogenic influences. here we report a molecular cytogenetic investigation of hybridization between taxonomically distinct species of the alcelaphini (alcelaphus buselaphus 2n = 40 × damaliscus lunatus 2n = 36) and the tragelaphini (tragelaphus strepsiceros 2n = ... | 0 | 26582842 |
| bacteriological quality of drinking water in nyala, south darfur, sudan. | the objective of this study was to determine the bacterial contaminations in drinking water in nyala city, south darfur, sudan with special reference to the internally displaced people camps (idps). two hundred and forty water samples from different sites and sources including bore holes, hand pumps, dug wells, water points, water reservoir and household storage containers were collected in 2009. the most probable number method was used to detect and count the total coliform, faecal coliform and ... | 2011 | 20480392 |
| seropositivity of hepatitis b virus and hepatitis c virus dual infection among blood donors in nyala teaching hospital. | the aim of this study was to determine the seropositivity of hepatitis b virus (hbv) and hepatitis c virus (hcv) dual infection among blood donors in nyala teaching hospital, which is the biggest (400 beds) hospital in great dar fur of western sudan. 400 blood donors were tested serologically for the detection of hbsag and anti-hcv antibodies. only one (0.25%) out of the 400 examined blood donors was detected reactive for both hbsag and anti-hcv antibodies. the study concluded that the seroposit ... | 2009 | 20028507 |
| phylogenetic analysis of trypanosoma vivax supports the separation of south american/west african from east african isolates and a new t. vivax-like genotype infecting a nyala antelope from mozambique. | in this study, we addressed the phylogenetic and taxonomic relationships of trypanosoma vivax and related trypanosomes nested in the subgenus duttonella through combined morphological and phylogeographical analyses. we previously demonstrated that the clade t. vivax harbours a homogeneous clade comprising west african/south american isolates and the heterogeneous east african isolates. herein we characterized a trypanosome isolated from a nyala antelope (tragelaphus angasi) wild-caught in mozamb ... | 2008 | 18752705 |
| phylogenomic study of spiral-horned antelope by cross-species chromosome painting. | chromosomal homologies have been established between cattle (bos taurus, 2n = 60) and eight species of spiral-horned antelope, tribe tragelaphini: nyala (tragelaphus angasii, 2n = 55male/56female), lesser kudu (t. imberbis, 2n = 38male,female), bongo (t. eurycerus, 2n = 33male/34female), bushbuck (t. scriptus, 2n = 33male/34female), greater kudu (t. strepsiceros, 2n = 31male/32female), sitatunga (t. spekei, 2n = 30male,female) derby eland (taurotragus derbianus 2n = 31male/32female) and common e ... | 2008 | 18704723 |
| host-parasite list updating of ciliates and fermentation in the digestive tract of wild miscellaneous herbivores in south africa (rsa). | this article is dedicated to the author, burk dehority, who became very ill with cancer. fortunately he confirmed or corrected all identifications on ciliates in this article. this paper was 80% finished when he became ill. he unfortunately passed away in february 2016. | 2017 | 28609902 |
| massive outbreak of anthrax in wildlife in the malilangwe wildlife reserve, zimbabwe. | a massive outbreak of anthrax in the wildlife of the malilangwe wildlife reserve in zimbabwe between august and november 2004 resulted in the death of almost all the reserve's estimated 500 kudu (tragelaphus strepsiceros). other species badly affected were nyala (tragelaphus angasi), bushbuck (tragelaphus scriptus), waterbuck (kobus ellipsiprymnus) and roan antelope (hippotragus equinus), which suffered losses of approximately 68 per cent, 48 per cent, 44 per cent and 42 per cent of their popula ... | 2007 | 17259452 |
| seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii in farm-reared ostriches and wild game species from zimbabwe. | one hundred and seventy one serum samples from 10 game species from zimbabwe were tested for igg antibodies to toxoplasma gondii infection using the modified agglutination test (mat). significantly higher seroprevalences were found in the felidae (panthera leo) (92% of 26), bovidae (tragelaphus species) (55.9% of 34) and farm-reared struthionidae (struthio camelus) (48% of 50) compared to the other groups tested. among the bovidae, the nyala (tragelaphus angasii) had the highest seroprevalence o ... | 2005 | 15777687 |
| protein g binding to enriched serum immunoglobulin from nondomestic hoofstock species. | quick and cost-effective serologic assays, such as those based on enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) technology, are useful for screening animal populations for infectious diseases. recombinant protein g is described as an almost universal elisa conjugate for the detection of antibodies from a wide range of animal species. however, there is limited data documenting the ability of protein g to bind immunoglobulin (ig) from many captive and free-ranging nondomestic hoofstock (order artiodac ... | 2003 | 12735347 |
| studies on the genus setaria viborg, 1795 in south africa. i. setaria africana (yeh, 1959). | setaria africana (yeh, 1959) is represented by two subspecies, setaria africana africana troncy, graber & thal, 1976 from giant eland (taurotragus derbianus) from the central african republic and cameroon and setaria africana farchai troncy, graber & thal, 1976 from bushbuck (tragelaphus scriptus), also from the central african republic. material collected from nyala (tragelaphus angasii), bushbuck and kudu (tragelaphus strepsiceros) from several localities in the eastern region of south africa ... | 2000 | 11206389 |
| [transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in animals]. | the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies affect several species of higher animals apart from man. amongst these, undoubtedly the best known is that affecting cattle, since the association between consumption of beef and its derivatives and the appearance of a variant of creutzfeldt-jakob disease in humans has been established. | 2000 | 10951669 |
| detection of elevated levels of circulating antigen 85 by dot immunobinding assay in captive wild animals with tuberculosis. | antemortem diagnosis of tuberculosis in captive wild animals is often difficult. in addition to the variability of host cellular immune response, which does not always indicate current active infection, reactivity to saprophytic or other mycobacteria is common and may interfere with the interpretation of the intradermal tuberculin skin test. furthermore, the immobilization required for administering the test and evaluating skin reactions in these animals may result in unacceptable levels of morb ... | 1999 | 10749431 |
| the prevalence of antibody to the viruses of bovine virus diarrhoea, bovine herpes virus 1, rift valley fever, ephemeral fever and bluetongue and to leptospira sp in free-ranging wildlife in zimbabwe. | the prevalence of antibody to the viruses of bovine virus diarrhoea (bvd), bovine herpes virus typel (bhv1), rift valley fever (rvf), bovine ephemeral fever (bef) and bluetongue (bt) and to leptospira sp. was determined in wildlife populations in zimbabwe. evidence of infection with bvd virus was found in 14 of the 16 species examined but was greatest in eland taurotragus oryx, nyala tragelaphus angasi and bushbuck tragelaphus scriptus. persistent infection with bvd virus was found in 1 of 303 a ... | 1998 | 9825798 |
| akabane virus: serological survey of antibodies in livestock in the sudan. | an investigation was conducted to assess the prevalence of akabane virus antibodies in domestic ruminants from different ecological zones of sudan. neutralizing antibodies were demonstrated in sheep, goats and cattle sampled between 1979 and 1980 from el obeid, nyala, kassala, jonglei and sennar. the highest prevalence was in jonglei where 27% of six sheep, 36% of eleven goats and 47% of 90 cattle had antibodies to the virus. although antibodies were demonstrated in 8% of 79 dams and 15% of 70 d ... | 1996 | 9239934 |
| parasites of south african wildlife. xiv. helminths of nyalas (tragelaphus angasii) in the mkuzi game reserve, kwazulu-natal. | the helminthis of 58 nyalas (tragelaphus angasil) culled in the mkuzi game reserve, kwazulu-natal, during march 1991, and six culled during march 1994, were collected, identified and counted. of these, an as yet undescribed camelostrongylus sp., cooperia hungl. an onchocerca sp., strongyloides papillosus and moniezia benedeni are new parasite records. the individual nematode burdens of the antelope examined during march 1991 varied from one to 2327, and the total mean adult gastro-intestinal-nem ... | 1996 | 9173357 |
| parasites of domestic and wild animals in south africa. xxxiv. arthropod parasites of nyalas in north-eastern kwazulu-natal. | seventy-three nyalas (tragelaphus angasii) in the umfolozi, mkuzi and ndumu game reserves in northeastern kwazulu-natal were examined for arthropod parasites during 1983 and 1984. in addition, six animals were examined during 1994. ten ixodid tick species, two louse species and a louse fly species were recovered. the nyalas were good hosts of all stages of development of boophilus decoloratus, rhipicephalus appendiculatus and rhipicephalus muehlensi and the immature stages of amblyomma hebraeum ... | 1995 | 8628570 |
| epidemiological observations on spongiform encephalopathies in captive wild animals in the british isles. | since 1986, scrapie-like spongiform encephalopathy has been diagnosed in 19 captive wild animals of eight species at or from eight zoological collections in the british isles. the affected animals have comprised members of the family bovidae: one nyala (tragelaphus angasi), four eland (taurotragus oryx), and six greater kudu (tragelaphus strepsiceros), one gemsbok (oryx gazella), one arabian oryx (oryx leucoryx), and one scimitar-horned oryx (oryx dammah), and members of the family felidae: four ... | 1994 | 7817514 |
| [comparative study of the chemical composition of excrement from some large african herbivorous mammals]. | in the course of an ecological and comparative study concerning the beetle and fly communities inhabiting the droppings of some large african grass-eating mammals, we analysed the chemical composition of fresh dung dropped in winter 1977-1978 and in spring 1978. the mammals concerned are : blesbok (damaliscus pygargus albifrons pallas), impala (aepyceros melampus licht.), bongo (boocerus euryceros ogilby), nyala (tragelaphus angasi angas), eland from cap (taurotragus oryx pallas), eland of lloyd ... | 1980 | 7258040 |
| the ixodid tick burdens of various large ruminant species in south african nature reserves. | the ixodid tick burdens of eland (taurotragus oryx), greater kudu (tragelaphus strepsiceros), nyala (tragelaphus angasi), bushbuck (tragelaphus scriptus) and giraffe (giraffa camelopardalis) in the kruger national park, transvaal; of african buffalo (syncerus caffer) and nyala in the hluhluwe game reserve, natal; and of gemsbok (oryx gazella) in the mountain zebra national park, an eland in the thomas baines nature reserve and an eland and greater kudu in the andries vosloo kudu reserve, eastern ... | 1983 | 6646664 |
| the helminth parasites of various artiodactylids from some south african nature reserves. | the helminth species composition and helminth burdens of 4 grey duikers, 12 bushbuck, 2 nyala, 2 giraffe, a steenbok, an oribi, a waterbuck and a tsessebe from the kruger national park (knp); of a steenbok and a greater kudu from the farm riekerts laager, transvaal; of a single blue duiker from the tsitsikama forest national park, and of a blue wildebeest, a red hartebeest, a gemsbok and 2 springbok from the kalahari gemsbok national park (kgnp) were collected, counted and identified. new parasi ... | 1986 | 3725333 |
| observations on sudanese camel nasal myiasis caused by the larvae of cephalopina titillator. | forty-four camels slaughtered at nyala abattoir, western sudan, were examined for infection with the larvae of cephalopina titillator. the infection rate was found to be 100 p. 100. the parasitic burden ranged between 8-243 per animal. they were recovered throughout the year. the first stage larvae were noticed from december to may, indicating the breeding season of the fly. the larvae were found to cause visible pathological lesions on the nasopharynx. these were also demonstrated histopatholog ... | 1989 | 2740563 |
| parasites of south african wildlife. xii. helminths of nyala, tragelaphus angasii, in natal. | the helminths of 77 nyala, tragelaphus angasii, from 4 game reserves in natal, were collected, counted and identified. ten nematode species and 4 nematode genera, a trematode species and paramphistomes, and 2 cestode genera were recovered from the antelope. of these, a cooperia rotundispiculum race, gaigeria pachyscelis, a gongylonema sp., haemonchus vegliai, impalaia tuberculata, an oesophagostomum sp., a setaria sp., trichostrongylus deflexus, trichostrongylus falculatus, the larval stage of a ... | 1991 | 1780128 |
| ultrastructural features of spongiform encephalopathy transmitted to mice from three species of bovidae. | the ultrastructural neuropathology of mice experimentally inoculated with brain tissue of nyala (tragelaphus angasi; subfamily bovinae), or kudu (tragelaphus strepsiceros; subfamily bovinae) affected with spongiform encephalopathy was compared with that of mice inoculated with brain tissue from cows (bos taurus; subfamily bovinae) with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (bse). as fresh brain tissue was not available for nyala or kudu, formalin-fixed tissues were used for transmission from these sp ... | 1992 | 1462768 |
| vitamin b12 and its binding proteins in the serum of some wild game species. | the concentration of vitamin b12 and its binding proteins was measured in the impala, nyala, wildebeest, zebra, bushpig, warthog, and rhino, all existing in their natural state. marked differences were found between some species. the variations observed are probably true species differences, unrelated to environmental factors. | 1975 | 1162511 |
| opinions of university students about female genital mutilation in sudan. | female genital mutilation/cutting (fgm/c) is an illegal tradition commonly practiced in sub-saharan africa and the middle east. despite a globalized world and developing social media, this harmful practice is currently still being implemented. | 2019 | 31210342 |
| parasites of south african wildlife. xix. the prevalence of helminths in some common antelopes, warthogs and a bushpig in the limpopo province, south africa. | little work has been conducted on the helminth parasites of artiodactylids in the northern and western parts of the limpopo province, which is considerably drier than the rest of the province. the aim of this study was to determine the kinds and numbers of helminth that occur in different wildlife hosts in the area as well as whether any zoonotic helminths were present. ten impalas (aepyceros melampus), eight kudus (tragelaphus strepsiceros), four blue wildebeest (connochaetes taurinus), two bla ... | 2011 | 23327219 |
| detection and characterization of bovine-like coronaviruses from four species of zoo ruminants. | five coronaviruses (covs) were detected in diarrheal feces from four zoo ruminant species: one wisent (bison bonasus), two himalayan tahr (hemitragus jemlahicus), one sitatunga (tragelaphus spekii), and one nyala (tragelaphus angasii). we sequenced and analyzed the spike (s) and hemagglutinin/esterase (he) genes of these viruses and compared the nucleotide (nt) and deduced amino acid (aa) sequences with those of other bovine cov (bcov) strains. comparison of the entire deduced aa sequences of th ... | 2010 | 20880639 |
| liver abscesses in dromedary camels: pathological characteristics and aerobic bacterial aetiology. | the study was carried out at nyala abattoirs, south darfur state, sudan during a period from 2009 to 2011. slaughtered camels (822) were examined for pathological changes of liver abscesses and identification of the involved aerobic bacteria. grossly, a total of 111 (13.5%) liver abscesses were recorded in different camel ages; 90 (81.1%) were less than seven years old and 21 (18.9%) were more than seven years old. histopathology of sectioned tissues revealed necrotic abscesses with infiltration ... | 2014 | 26623351 |
| paracooperia horaki n. sp. (nematoda: trichostrongylidae) from the nyala tragelaphus angasi gray, 1849. | a new species of paracooperia travassos, 1935 was found in small numbers in the small intestines of 36 out of 68 nyala tragelaphus angasi gray 1849 in the mkuzi, ndumu and umfolozi game reserves, natal. the worms, for which the name paracooperia horaki is proposed, can be differentiated from the closely related paracooperia devossi boomker & kingsley, 1984 by the absence of ridges on 1 of the branches of the spicules, the slightly longer branches of the tips of the dorsal ray and the large hemis ... | 1986 | 3763169 |
| changes in serum calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium levels in captive ruminants affected by diet manipulation. | a combination of low serum calcium (ca), high serum phosphorus (p), and low serum magnesium (mg) has been observed in individual captive ruminants, primarily affecting kudu (tragelaphus strepsiceros), eland (taurotragus oryx), nyala (tragelaphus angasii), bongo (tragelaphus eurycerus), and giraffe (giraffa camelopardalis). these mineral abnormalities have been associated with chronic laminitis, acute tetany, seizures, and death. underlying rumen disease secondary to feeding highly fermentable ca ... | 2010 | 20945636 |
| digesta passage in nondomestic ruminants: separation mechanisms in 'moose-type' and 'cattle-type' species, and seemingly atypical browsers. | ruminants have been classified as having a 'moose-type' or 'cattle-type' digestive physiology. 'cattle-type' ruminants have a clear difference in the mean retention time (mrt) of fluid vs. small particles in the reticulorumen (rr), with a high 'selectivity factor' (sf = mrtparticle/ mrtfluid, >1.80), and are typically grazers and intermediate feeders. 'moose-type' ruminants have lower sf (<1.80), possibly because of defensive salivary proteins that constrain amounts of (high-viscosity) saliva, a ... | 2019 | 31220621 |
| plasmodium falciparum isolate with histidine-rich protein 2 gene deletion from nyala city, western sudan. | in remote areas of malaria-endemic countries, rapid diagnostic tests (rdts) have dramatically improved parasitological confirmation of suspected malaria cases, especially when skilled microscopists are not available. this study was designed to determine the frequency of plasmodium falciparum isolates with histidine-rich protein 2 (pfhrp2) gene deletion as one of the possible factors contributing to the failure of pfhrp2-based rdts in detecting malaria. a total of 300 blood samples were collected ... | 2020 | 32733079 |
| evaluation of etiology, characteristics, and treatment of patients with vesicovaginal fistula observed in rural africa. | in this study, we aimed to evaluate the etiology, characteristics, and treatment of patients with diagnosis of vesicovaginal fistula (vvf) due to labor in rural africa following surgery in a hospital with western standards according to the current literature. | 2020 | 32712179 |
| retrospective evaluation of childhood paraphenylenediamine intoxication due to black henna. | paraphenylenediamine (ppd) is a toxic substance in henna. oral intake of this substance causes severe systemic toxicity. to the best of our knowledge there are no studies in the literature conducted only on children exposed to henna intoxication. | 2020 | 32558412 |
| evaluation of two anesthetic combinations in lowland nyala (tragelaphus angasii). | fourteen lowland nyala (tragelaphus angasii) in managed care were successfully anesthetized for a total of 17 anesthetic events using either a combination of butorphanol (0.75 ± 0.15 mg/kg), azaperone (0.25 ± 0.05 mg/kg), and medetomidine (0.30 ± 0.06 mg/kg) (bam) or medetomidine (0.17 ± 0.01 mg/kg), azaperone (0.22 ± 0.02 mg/kg), and alfaxalone (0.52 ± 0.08 mg/kg) (maa) delivered intramuscularly via dart. mean time to initial effect, sternal recumbency, lateral recumbency, handling, and intubat ... | 2020 | 32549557 |
| the impact of female genital mutilation/cutting on obstetric outcomes and its management. | objectives: female genital mutilation/cutting (fgm/c) is a surgical intervention that is still widely performed around the world with serious obstetric and neonatal outcomes. we aimed to determine the obstetric and neonatal effects of fgm/c in pregnant women in a hospital with high standards of care in sudan, where this is a common case, using a homogenous patient group.methods: this is a retrospective cohort study in pregnant women with fgm/c, conducted at nyala, sudan-turkey training and resea ... | 2020 | 32131659 |
| epidemiology of strongyle nematode infections and first report of benzimidazole resistance in haemonchus contortus in goats in south darfur state, sudan. | since pastoralists in south darfur, sudan, had complained about lack of albendazole (abz) efficacy to control nematodes in goats, the frequency of infection with gastrointestinal helminths was studied before in vivo faecal egg count reduction tests (fecrt) were conducted using abz orally either at the dose recommended for sheep, 5 mg/kg body weight (bw) or at 10 mg/kg bw. experiments included goats naturally infected with gastrointestinal nematodes or experimentally infected with local haemonchu ... | 2019 | 31164118 |
| assessment of iodine supplementation program on thyroid function in sudan. | the aim of this study is to investigate whether the iodine supplementation programme is successful or not. this programme was implemented in nyala to treat the iodine deficiency. in this study nyala was selected to act as (a study area), due to the history of iodine deficiency of this region, while khartoum was selected to act as (a control area). 2000 samples were collected from khartoum versus 450 samples from nyala. thyroxine (t4) and triiodothyronine (t3) levels in two regions were measured ... | 2019 | 30641788 |
| reference intervals of thyroid hormones in a previously iodine-deficient area in darfur, sudan. | thyroid-stimulating hormone (tsh), thyroxin (t4) and t3 levels are varied in the different settings with disorders of thyroid homeostasis. it is recommended that every setting has to establish its own reference intervals (ris) for these hormones. | 2018 | 30181856 |
| myopathy in the nyala. | between january 1973 and june 1981, a total of 21 nyalas (tragelaphus angasi) died with clinical and/or pathologic evidence of myopathy. the main clinical signs were stiffness, inability to rise, and failure to suckle in newborn fawns. death usually occurred without premonitory signs of disease. gross lesions were characterized by white or pale patches of skeletal or cardiac muscle. histologically, acute degeneration or necrosis and mineralization were commonly observed in skeletal muscle. acute ... | 1982 | 7174434 |
| factors other than iodine deficiency contributing to the endemicity of goitre in darfur province (sudan). | one thousand six hundred and four children in nine schools in five villages of darfur province were examined for goitre. the incidence in kas, tawaila and nyala was 75, 55, 13 (girls) 46, 35 and 10 (boys) per cent). dietary survey showed the proportion of energy derived from millet to be 73.6, 66.7 and 37.1 per cent. factors contributing to the high incidence of goitre in the province are discussed, and include low iodine intake, high na, k and fe in water, low vitamin a in the diet and poor nut ... | 1981 | 6168683 |
| a testicular teratoma in a nyala (tragelaphus angasi gray, 1848). | | 1973 | 4787767 |
| clitoral keloids after female genital mutilation/cutting. | we aimed to describe the presentation of long-term complications of female genital mutilation/cutting and the surgical management of clitoral keloids secondary to female genital mutilation/cutting. twenty-seven women who underwent surgery because of clitoral keloid between may 2014 and september 2015 in sudan nyala turkish hospital were evaluated in this retrospective descriptive case series study. the prevalence of type 1, type 2, and type 3 female genital mutilation/cutting were 3.7%, 22.2%, a ... | 2016 | 28913112 |
| medical management of cesarean scar pregnancy at advanced age: case report and literature review. | cesarean scar pregnancy is a rare condition that is increasing in frequency parallel to the increase in cesarean section rates. the authors hereby discuss a case with cesarean scar pregnancy at advanced age that was treated with methotrexate (mtx) in nyala sudan turkey training and research hospital. | 2016 | 27048038 |
| levels of heavy metals in the raw and processed ethiopian tobacco leaves. | tobacco (nicotiana tabacum l.) is a commercial plant. tobacco leaves naturally accumulate and concentrate relatively high levels of heavy metals and particular cadmium in leaves. tobacco is one of the basic agricultural products, in ethiopia, with social and economic importance. however, there is no report in the literature on the determination of levels of heavy metals in ethiopian tobacco leaves. hence this research is intended to determine the levels of heavy metals in the raw and processed e ... | 2016 | 27026926 |
| corrigendum. expression and localization of luman/creb3 in mouse embryos during the pre-implantation period--genet. mol. res. 14 (4): 13595-13602. published online: october 28, 2015 (doi: 10.4238/2015.october.28.20). corrected after publication: january 22, 2016 (doi: 10.4238/gmr.150156091). | in regard to the affiliation mistake that was made during our correspondence in our manuscript, we write this letter in order to correct it as per my phd requirements and this is the final decision as i have no other option. the correction is only in the affiliation and should be: t.n. mahmoud(1,2), p.f. lin(1), f.l. chen(1), j.h. zhou(1), x.g. wang(1), n. wang(1), x. li(1) and y.p. jin(1). (1)key laboratory of animal biotechnology of the ministry of agriculture, northwest a&f university, yangli ... | 2016 | 26909910 |
| analysis of pedestrian accident costs in sudan using the willingness-to-pay method. | the willingness-to-pay (wtp) with contingent valuation (cv) method has been proven to be a valid tool for the valuation of non-market goods or socio-economic costs of road traffic accidents among communities in developed and developing countries. research on accident costing tends to estimate the value of statistical life (vosl) for all road users by providing a principle for the evaluation of road safety interventions in cost-benefit analysis. as in many other developing countries, the economic ... | 2015 | 25794921 |
| assessment of routine immunization coverage in nyala locality, reasons behind incomplete immunization in south darfur state, sudan. | little is known about the coverage of routine immunization service in south darfur state, sudan. therefore, this study was conducted to determine the vaccination rate and barriers for vaccination. a cross-sectional community-based study was undertaken in nyala locality, south darfur, sudan, including urban, rural and internal displaced peoples (idps) population in proportional representation. survey data were collected by a questionnaire which was applied face to face to parents of 213 children ... | 2014 | 25729558 |
| skin diseases in rural nyala, sudan (in a rural hospital, in 12 orphanages, and in two refugee camps). | skin diseases are considered to be common in nyala, sudan. this study was carried out to verify the prevalence of skin diseases in nyala. this prospective observational study included skin examination of a total of 1802 people: 620 patients who were evaluated in the outpatient clinics (oc) and 1182 people from orphanages and refugee camps (orc) in nyala, sudan. χ2 test was used. the total prevalence of skin disorders in the sample was 92.6% (1670/1802). one thousand and fifty of 1182 (88.8%) peo ... | 2019 | 31498882 |
| modified proximal perineal urethrostomy in a nyala antelope (tragelaphus angassi) subsequent to traumatic penile and scrotal injury. | | 2020 | 31859393 |
| lymph node hemangioma in one-humped camel. | hemangioma is a benign tumor of blood and lymphatic vessels. it is common in skin, mucosa and soft tissues, and its occurrence in lymph nodes is extremely rare. a 10 year-old she-camel was slaughtered at nyala slaughterhouse, south darfur state, sudan. grossly, the carcass was emaciated. the left ventral superficial cervical lymph node was enlarged, hard on palpation and protruded outside the body. its cut surface was dark red in color and measured (18 cm) in diameter. histopathologically, the s ... | 2015 | 26753134 |
| incentivizing monitoring and compliance in trophy hunting. | conservation scientists are increasingly focusing on the drivers of human behavior and on the implications of various sources of uncertainty for management decision making. trophy hunting has been suggested as a conservation tool because it gives economic value to wildlife, but recent examples show that overharvesting is a substantial problem and that data limitations are rife. we use a case study of trophy hunting of an endangered antelope, the mountain nyala (tragelaphus buxtoni), to explore h ... | 2013 | 24001054 |
| prevalence oftheileria annulatain dairy cattle in nyala, south darfur state, sudan. | this study was conducted in dairy cattle in nyala, south darfur state, during the period from june to september 2015, to study the prevalence of bovine tropical theileriosis. | 2017 | 29391689 |
| the effects of herbivory by a mega- and mesoherbivore on tree recruitment in sand forest, south africa. | herbivory by megaherbivores on woody vegetation in general is well documented; however studies focusing on the individual browsing effects of both mega- and mesoherbivore species on recruitment are scarce. we determined these effects for elephant loxodonta africana and nyala tragelaphus angasii in the critically endangered sand forest, which is restricted to east southern africa, and is conserved mainly in small reserves with high herbivore densities. replicated experimental treatments (400 m(2) ... | 2011 | 21445345 |
| neutralizing antibodies against rift valley fever virus in wild antelope in far northern kwazulu-natal, south africa, indicate recent virus circulation. | rift valley fever (rvf) is a zoonotic viral disease of domestic ruminants in africa and the arabian peninsula caused by a mosquito-borne phlebovirus. outbreaks in livestock and humans occur after heavy rains favour breeding of vectors, and the virus is thought to survive dry seasons in the eggs of floodwater-breeding aedine mosquitoes. we recently found high seroconversion rates to rvf virus (rvfv) in cattle and goats, in the absence of outbreaks, in far northern kwazulu-natal (kzn), south afric ... | 2020 | 31943795 |
| investigations into the host specificity of theileria taurotragi. | all theileria parasites have definitive natural hosts that act as carriers. incidental infections of uncommon hosts do occur raising questions regarding host specificity and its drivers. reported hosts for theileria taurotragi include bushbuck, cattle and eland. more recently t. taurotragi was detected in african buffalo, which may have implications for accurate diagnostics of t. parva. the current study therefore investigated the host specificity of t. taurotragi by developing a specific and se ... | 2018 | 29657008 |
| preference of intake of different tree leaves preserved with drying and ensiling by nyala antelope (tragelaphus angasii). | it is recommended that browse should be an important part of diets for browsing and intermediate feeding type ruminants. however, provision of browse in winter time is problematic for many zoos located in the temperate climate. drying or freezing of branches are commonly practiced solutions to this problem, but ensiling of tree leaves could also be an attractive option. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of drying and ensiling of different tree leaves on preference of their intake ... | 2020 | 32931639 |
| medical evidence of human rights violations against non-arabic-speaking civilians in darfur: a cross-sectional study. | ongoing conflict in the darfur region of sudan has resulted in a severe humanitarian crisis. we sought to characterize the nature and geographic scope of allegations of human rights violations perpetrated against civilians in darfur and to evaluate their consistency with medical examinations documented in patients' medical records. | 2012 | 22509136 |
| mental health problems among internally displaced persons in darfur. | war victims are regarded as one of the highest risk groups for mental disturbances. this study investigated the effects of the darfur conflict on mental health of 430 internally displaced persons (idps) from three camps located around fasher and nyala towns. a stratified random sampling technique was used to select participants. male participants represented 50.6% of the sample while female participants represented 49.4%. the posttraumatic stress disorder checklist and the general health questio ... | 2010 | 22044013 |
| basic health, women's health, and mental health among internally displaced persons in nyala province, south darfur, sudan. | we assessed basic health, women's health, and mental health among sudanese internally displaced persons in south darfur. | 2007 | 17138925 |
| anaesthesia of nyala (tragelaphus angasi) with a combination of thiafentanil (a3080), medetomidine and ketamine. | a combination of thiafentanil (a3080), medetomidine hydrochloride (med) and ketamine hydrochloride (ket) was evaluated in 19 boma-habituated (12 female and 7 males) and 9 free-ranging nyala (7 male and 2 females) (tragelaphus angasi) to develop a safe and reliable anaesthesia protocol. wide dosages were used safely during this study with ranges for a3080 of 45 +/- 8 microg/kg with med of 69 +/- 19 microg/kg and ket of 3.7 +/- 1.0 mg/kg (200 mg/ animal). the dosages developed on boma-habituated n ... | 2005 | 15900895 |
| the louse fly lipoptena paradoxa newstead, 1907 (diptera:hippoboscidae): description of its adult and puparium and biology in south africa. | lipoptena paradoxa newstead, 1907 is re-described using scanning electron microscopy and its puparium is described for the first time. the distribution of the fly is restricted to the eastern half of south africa, generally at altitudes below 600 m. its preferred hosts are all browsing antelope namely, bushbuck, nyalas, kudus and common duikers. the largest numbers of flies were present on kudus in the kruger national park from july or august to january and large numbers were recovered from thes ... | 1992 | 1297960 |
| local application of diminazene aceturate: an effective treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis? | in a controlled clinical trial we tested the effect of diminazene aceturate (berenyl, bayer) in local application against cutaneous leishmaniasis. the study was performed among schoolchildren in nyala, west-sudan in 1988 during a major outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in this region. sixty-six schoolchildren with cutaneous leishmaniasis were enrolled in the study. the children were randomly assigned to either diminazene aceturate (berenil) or cetrimide 15% + chlorhexidine 1.5% (savlon) treatm ... | 1992 | 1567264 |
| spongiform encephalopathy in a nyala (tragelaphus angasi). | | 1988 | 3232315 |
| multi-locus phylogeny of the tribe tragelaphini (mammalia, bovidae) and species delimitation in bushbuck: evidence for chromosomal speciation mediated by interspecific hybridization. | the bushbuck is the most widespread bovid species in africa. previous mitochondrial studies have revealed a polyphyletic pattern suggesting the possible existence of two distinct species. to assess this issue, we have sequenced 16 nuclear genes and one mitochondrial fragment (cytochrome b gene + control region) for most species of the tribe tragelaphini, including seven bushbuck individuals belonging to the two divergent mtdna haplogroups, scriptus and sylvaticus. our phylogenetic analyses show ... | 2018 | 30121341 |
| epidemiology of measles cases in south darfur state, sudan, 2011-2015. | case-based surveillance measles data was defined according to world health organization (who) guidelines. a total of 511 measles cases were studied from 2011 to 2015 in southern darfur state, sudan and 58.1% of cases were confirmed from nyala city. about 43.4% of cases were males, 56.6% of cases were female, and 47.7% were children under five years old. similarity, within february to june, the cases increased by 8.0% in children vaccinated through measles campaign, and 5.3% in children that used ... | 2017 | 29335062 |
| interspecific hybridization between greater kudu and nyala. | hybridization of wildlife species, even in the absence of introgression, is of concern due to wasted reproductive effort and a reduction in productivity. in this study we detail an accidental mating between a female nyala (tragelaphus angasii) and a male greater kudu (t. strepsiceros). the hybrid was phenotypically nyala and was identified as such based on mitochondrial dna. further genetic analysis based on nine microsatellite markers, chromosome number and chromosome morphology however, confir ... | 2014 | 24906427 |
| detection of native interferon-γ in nyala (tragelaphus angasii): towards diagnosing tuberculosis. | mycobacterium bovis is the main cause of tuberculosis in wildlife. in south africa, african buffaloes (syncerus caffer) are a wildlife maintenance host while a number of other species are considered spillover hosts. nyala (tragelaphus angasii), a large antelope species from southern africa, is frequently traded and can be infected with m. bovis. interferon gamma (ifn-γ) release assays that detect cell-mediated immune (cmi) responses to m. bovis infection have shown promise in elephants, rhinocer ... | 2019 | 31714142 |
| trophy hunters' willingness to pay for wildlife conservation and community benefits. | in the face of fundamental land-use changes, the potential for trophy hunting to contribute to conservation is increasingly recognized. trophy hunting can, for example, provide economic incentives to protect wildlife populations and their habitat, but empirical studies on these relationships are few and tend to focus on the effects of benefit-sharing schemes from an ex post perspective. we investigated the conditions under which trophy hunting could facilitate wildlife conservation in ethiopia e ... | 2015 | 25736833 |