| identification by the blood incubation infectivity test of trypanosoma brucei subspecies isolated from game animals in the luangwa valley, zambia. | a total of 7 stocks of trypanosoma brucei subspecies, isolated from naturally infected game animals in the luangwa valley, eastern province, zambia were examined using a modified version of the blood incubation infectivity test (biit). one stock giving consistent biit responses typical of t.b. rhodesiense, was obtained from warthog (phacochoerus aethiopicus). four other stocks, 2 from hyaena (crocuta crocuta), 1 from a waterbuck (kobus ellipsiprymnus) and 1 from a lion (panthera leo) responded l ... | 1979 | 44098 |
| [presence of haematomyzus hopkinsi clay, 1963, in ethiopia (author's transl)]. | the author records the presence of h. hopkinsi clay, 1963, parasitic of wart-hog (phacochoerus aethiopicus) in south-eastern ethiopia (collected by e. brumpt in 1901). | 1976 | 984675 |
| attempted artificaial infection or impala, blue wildebeest, buffalo, kudu, giraffe and warthog with heartwater. | intravenous injection of cowdria ruminantium infected blood produced no sings of disease in four impala, aepyceros melampus; three blue wildebeest, connochaetes taurinus; a buffalo, syncerus caffer; a kudu, tragelaphus strepsiceros; a giraffe. giraffa camelopardalis and a warthog, phacochoerus aethiopicus. a control sheep injected with the same blood reacted severely and showed typical lesions of heartwater at autopsy. | 1976 | 994140 |
| [serological evidence of the existence of a wild reservoir of trypanosoma brucei gambiense in the pendjari biosphere reservation in the republic of benin]. | in the national park of pendjari, situated in the north-west of benin, 91 wild animals, belonging to seven species, were darted. thick and thin blood smears were examined for trypanosomes and plasma for trypanolytic antibodies against 6 antigenic variants of trypanosoma brucei gambiense. parasites were found in 13.92% and trypanolytic antibodies in 20.88% of the samples. a total of 28.57% of animals were positive by at least one of the two test systems used. morphologically trypanosoma congolens ... | 1992 | 1417158 |
| trypanosome infections in warthogs (phacochoerus aethiopicus) in the gambia. | the prevalence of trypanosome infections in warthogs (phacochoerus aethiopicus) in the gambia was found to be 11% of a sample of 62 animals. all isolates were identified as trypanosoma simiae. serological evidence indicated a higher level of exposure to t. simiae, but results were inconclusive for the presence of trypanosoma congolense. the course of t. simiae infection in warthog piglets showed a rapidly rising parasitaemia, with a concomitant fall in packed cell volume, and resulted in a prolo ... | 1992 | 1502780 |
| parasites of south african wildlife. viii. helminth and arthropod parasites of warthogs, phacochoerus aethiopicus, in the eastern transvaal. | helminth and arthropod parasites were collected from 41 warthogs, phacochoerus aethiopicus, in the hoedspruit nature reserve, eastern transvaal. this reserve consists of a military base, which is a restricted area and is surrounded by a reserve, which is open to the public. eleven nematode species, 1 or 2 cestode species and the larvae of 2 cestode species were recovered from the animals in the reserve, and 8 nematode species and 1 or 2 cestode species were recovered from those in the military b ... | 1991 | 1923382 |
| parasites of south african wildlife. v. a. description of the males of oesophagostomum mocambiquei ortlepp, 1964 from warthogs, phacochoerus aethiopicus (pallas, 1766). | oesophagostomum mocambiquei ortlepp, 1964 was described from 9 females recovered from a warthog, phacochoerus aethiopicus (pallas, 1766), from northern mozambique. large numbers of o. mocambiquei were recovered during subsequent surveys of the parasites of warthogs from the kruger national park and the hoedspruit nature reserve. the males, which have not yet been described, resemble those of oesophagostomum santosdiasi ortlepp, 1964 in the principal measurements. they can, however, be differenti ... | 1990 | 2234863 |
| absence of ornithodoros moubata, the vector of african swine fever virus, from the main pig producing area of cameroon. | no evidence for the presence of soft ticks of the ornithodoros moubata complex was found during a survey of african swine fever carried out between 1985 and 1988 in the west province and southern parts of the north west and south west provinces of cameroon. the survey consisted of interviews of veterinary assistants and farmers, distribution of a questionnaire and tick searches both manually and with carbon dioxide traps. the absence of warthogs (phacochoerus aethiopicus) from these areas was al ... | 1990 | 2371751 |
| periodontal disease in southern african bushpigs (potamochoerus porcus) and warthogs (phacochoerus aethiopicus). | periodontal lesions were found in 14 of 100 bushpig (potamochoerus porcus) skulls and nine of 103 warthog (phacochoerus aethiopicus) skulls from southern africa. the prevalence of periodontal disease showed a significant increase with age in the bushpig but not in the warthog skulls. all the lesions affected the cheek teeth, particularly the molars. the lower prevalence of lesions in older warthogs may be associated with their specialised molars and abrasive diet. | 1989 | 2915404 |
| parasites of domestic and wild animals in south africa. xxiii. helminth and arthropod parasites of warthogs, phacochoerus aethiopicus, in the eastern transvaal lowveld. | a total of 69 warthogs, phacochoerus aethiopicus, were collected from 4 localities within the kruger national park, eastern transvaal lowveld. these animals harboured 16 nematode species, 2 trematodes, 1 or 2 species of adult cestodes and the larval stages of 4 cestodes. no pattern of seasonal abundance could be determined for any of the helminths. the warthogs were also infested with 3 flea species, 1 louse species, 8 ixodid tick species, 1 argasid tick and the nymphae of a pentastomid. the sea ... | 1988 | 3194114 |
| some avian and mammalian hosts of amblyomma hebraeum and amblyomma marmoreum (acari: ixodidae). | large numbers of birds, wild mammals and domestic stock from a variety of localities within the republic of south africa were examined for infestation with the ixodid ticks amblyomma hebraeum and amblyomma marmoreum. every warthog (phacochoerus aethiopicus), burchell's zebra (equus burchelli), impala (aepyceros melampus) and kudu (tragelaphus strepsiceros) from the kruger national park in the north-eastern transvaal lowveld was infested with a. hebraeum. in the eastern cape province every helmet ... | 1987 | 3329327 |
| comparative anatomy of the foramen ovale in the suina. | the structure of the foramen ovale from six species of suina was studied using the scanning electron microscope. in each species, the foramen ovale, when viewed from the terminal part of the caudal vena cava had the appearance of a short tunnel. in the domestic pig (sus scrofa), the wart hog (phacochoerus aethiopicus) and the bush pig (potamochoerus porcus) a fold of tissue projected from the caudal edge of the foramen ovale into the lumen of the left atrium. it constituted a large proportion of ... | 1988 | 3377202 |
| blood chemical parameters in the warthog phacochoerus aethiopicus. | concentrations of sodium, potassium, chloride, inorganic phosphorus, total calcium, total magnesium, albumin, total protein, cholesterol, urea, creatinine, cortisol as well as the activities of alkaline phosphatase, alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, gamma-glutamyltransferase, creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase were determined in serum specimens collected from 100 free-ranging warthogs phacochoerus aethiopicus within five minutes after they were killed with a shotgun. average c ... | 1987 | 3508207 |
| the life cycle of rhipicephalus lunulatus neumann, 1907 (acarina:ixodidae) under laboratory conditions, with notes on its ecology in zimbabwe. | the durations of the developmental periods of rhipicephalus lunulatus at 25 degrees c and 87% rh were: preoviposition, 2-9 days; oviposition, 29-34 days; minimum incubation, 11-27 days; nymphal premoult period, 11-23 days; and adult premoult period, 19-30 days. the durations of the feeding periods on a rabbit were: 3-7 days for larvae and 4-11 days for nymphs. adult feeding was completed on a rabbit and a sheep in 10-22 days in january and 14-64 days in september, and only fertilized females com ... | 1985 | 3870962 |
| notes on placentation in the suina. | we examined the gross and microscopic anatomy of placental tissues and umbilical cords from six species representing the three living families of the suina. these species included, of the suidae, the wart hog (phacochoerus aethiopicus), the giant forest hog (hylochoerus meinertzhageni), the domestic pig (sus scrofa), and the banded pig of malaysia (sus scrofa vittatus); of the tayassuidae, the white-lipped peccary (tayassu pecari); of the hippopotamidae, the hippopotamus (hippopotamus amphibius) ... | 1985 | 3991477 |
| a new filarial nematode (onchocercidae) from warthogs (phacochoerus aethiopicus) of the kruger national park. | fifty-five warthogs [phacochoerus aethiopicus (suidae: artiodactyla)] from the kruger national park, republic of south africa, were examined for parasites. adult filarial nematodes were found in lymphatic vessels adjacent to peripheral and visceral lymph nodes, and microfilariae were found in lymph nodes and circulating blood. both the adult parasite and the microfilaria are described. specific identification is pending confirmation and recovery of intact adult specimens and microfilariae identi ... | 1985 | 4067247 |
| [data on parasitic nematodes 28. two new oxyuridae from the wart hog-phacochoerus aethiopicus]. | | 1973 | 4699826 |
| besnoitiosis in a warthog (phacochoerus aethiopicus cuvier 1822). | | 1973 | 4787766 |
| [phacochoerus aethiopicus (pallas), new host of fasciola gigantica cobbold, 1855]. | | 1973 | 4801778 |
| [note on the pathology and parasitism of the warthog (phacochoerus aethiopicus pallas]. | | 1974 | 4857997 |
| [receptivity of the warthog (phacochoerus aethiopicus) to the west african strain of trichinella spiralis]. | | 1969 | 4983281 |
| [stephanurus dentatus diesing, 1839 in a wart-hog, phacochoerus aethiopicus pallas, in eastern central african republic]. | | 1971 | 5172369 |
| [the warthog (phacochoerus aethiopicus), host of schistosoma sp]. | | 1969 | 5409185 |
| the genetic distribution of vasopressins in the peccary (tayassu angulatus) and warthog (phacochoerus aethiopicus). | | 1969 | 5769950 |
| the prevalence of helminth and arthropod parasites of warthog, phacochoerus aethiopicus, in south west africa/namibia. | a total of 38 warthog, phacochoerus aethiopicus, shot on a farm in northern south west africa/namibia were examined for internal and external parasites at monthly intervals over a period of 13 months. they harboured cestodes, 9 nematode species, 6 ixodid tick species and 1 species each of an argasid tick, a flea, a louse and larvae of a dipteran fly. clear patterns of seasonal abundance could be determined only for the spirurid stomach worm, physocephalus sexalatus, and the sucking louse, haemat ... | 1983 | 6634088 |
| tuberculosis in wildlife in the ruwenzori national park, uganda (part ii). | the results of post-mortem examinations of 90 warthog (phacochoerus aethiopicus) conducted in the ruwenzori national park, uganda during a survey of tuberculous infection in wildlife are described. nine per cent of warthog were found to show gross lesions on autopsy and of these organisms which could by typed, mycobacterium bovis was isolated in 2 of 6 cases and 5 atypical mycobacterial strains were isolated from the remaining 4. the distribution and character of the lesions is described and it ... | 1982 | 7123664 |
| experimental infection of warthos (phacochoerus aethiopicus) with african swine fever virus. | although there were no obvious signs of illness following experimental infection of young warthog with african swine fever virus, the animals developed viraemias between 10(2,4) and 10(3,6) hd50/ml within the first week of infection, and virus concentrations in a number of lymphatic tissues attained high levels (greater than or equal to 10(6) hd50/g). unlike in blood, and to some extent in the spleen, virus titres in lymph nodes did not decline appreciable during the 33-day observation period, s ... | 1980 | 7454231 |
| antibody to porcine parvovirus in warthog (phacochoerus aethiopicus). | haemagglutination inhibiting antibody to porcine parvovirus was shown to be widespread in all but one of the warthog populations sampled from south africa and zimbabwe rhodesia. in some instances titres as high as greater than or equal to 1/20 000 were detected. | 1980 | 7454234 |
| trypanosoma (nannomonas) godfreyi sp. nov. from tsetse flies in the gambia: biological and biochemical characterization. | we provide evidence from isoenzyme analysis, hybridization with repetitive dna probes, behavioural studies and morphometrics that 4 trypanosome isolates from glossina morsitans submorsitans in the gambia constitute a new species now named trypanosoma (nannomonas) godfreyi. the bloodstream trypomastigotes of t. (n.) godfreyi are relatively small with a mean length of 13.7 microns (range: 9.1-21.8 microns) and a mean width of 1.65 microns (range: 0.65-2.69 microns). there is no free flagellum and ... | 1994 | 7800418 |
| a swine sine (pre-1 sequence) distribution in swine-related animal species and its phylogenetic analysis in swine genome. | the distribution of pre-1 sequence (a swine sine) among the animal species related to sus scrofa, i.e. phacochoerus aethiopicus and tayassu tajacu, was examined by dot-blot analysis using pre-1 sequences as a probe. this revealed that phacochoerus aethiopicus and tayassu tajacu contained pre-1 sequences, amounts of which in their genomes are almost the same as that in the swine genome, indicating that these species separated after pre-1 sequences proliferated to diversify in the genome. in order ... | 1996 | 8856898 |
| development by injection in simulium damnosum s.l. of two onchocerca species from the wart hog to infective larvae resembling type d larvae (duke, 1967). | four wart hogs (phacochoerus aethiopicus) examined in the sudan savanna of north-cameroon were all found infected with two types of skin microfilariae. one was o. ramachandrini bain, wahl and renz, 1993, the adult worms of which live in the subcutaneous tissues of the feet. the other, smaller type belongs to a new onchocerca species, the adult worms of which were not yet found. o. ramachandrini-microfilariae were evenly distributed across the whole body surface, those of onchocerca sp. were conc ... | 1995 | 9137644 |
| contribution to the knowledge of helminthofauna of wild mammals of somalia. | within a survey of parasitic infections in wild mammals of somalia, during the first semester of 1983 and the second of 1984, endoparasites were collected from 11 host species: gazella soemmeringi, gazella spekei, madoqua saltiana, phacochoerus aethiopicus, xerus rutilus, lepus sp., genetta genetta, herpestes (galerella) sanguineus, felis sylvestris libyca, felis caracal, canis mesomelas. a total of 22 species of helminths (20 nematode and 2 metacestode species) were identified. lepus sp. is a n ... | 1996 | 9257339 |
| natural host odours as possible attractants for glossina tachinoides and g. longipalpis (diptera: glossinidae). | as strictly haematophagous insects, tsetse flies feed on a wide variety of wild and domestic animals. although these are mainly mammals, some tsetse species also feed on reptiles. the present study investigated whether the odours of several potential natural tsetse hosts may be used as novel attractants to improve the catch of glossina tachinoides or g. longipalpis in biconical traps. the odour of a living monitor lizard (varanus niloticus) had no effect on the catch of g. tachinoides. hexane sk ... | 1997 | 9386790 |
| sarcocystis dubeyella n. sp. and sarcocystis phacochoeri n. sp. (protozoa: sarcocystidae) from the warthog (phacochoerus aethiopicus) in south africa. | sarcocystis dubeyella n. sp. and s. phacochoeri n. sp. from muscle fibers of the skeletal musculature of two warthogs in south africa are described by light and and electron microscopy. sarcocystis dubeyella sarcocysts are macroscopic (up to 12 mm long and 1 mm wide), with a parasite-induced encapsulation of the host muscle fiber in which the plasma membrane of the latter remained unaltered. the sarcocyst wall is characterized by evenly arranged, irregularly semicircular or rectangular villar pr ... | 1998 | 9495038 |
| african swine fever virus infection of the bushpig (potamochoerus porcus) and its significance in the epidemiology of the disease. | warthog (phacochoerus aethiopicus), giant forest hog (hylochoerus meinertzhageni) and bushpig (potamochoerus porcus) are known to be susceptible to infection with african swine fever (asf) virus. little however, is known about the ecology of the disease in the bushpig. this study has shown that the bushpig remains viraemic for between 35 and 91 days following infection during which time it is able to infect the tick vector o. moubata. these ticks were able to transmit the disease to pigs. the vi ... | 1998 | 9659687 |
| fundamental cryobiology of selected african mammalian spermatozoa and its role in biodiversity preservation through the development of genome resource banking. | fundamental cryobiological characteristics of spermatozoa from threatened or endangered species must be determined for successful cryopreservation techniques to be established. in this study, spermatozoa from four diverse species, impala (aepyceros melampus), wart hog (phacochoerus aethiopicus), elephant (loxodonta africana), and lion (panthera leo), were collected by electroejaculation or epididymal aspiration. spermatozoal plasma membrane permeability to water (hydraulic conductivity, lp) and ... | 1998 | 9835382 |
| prevalence of toxoplasma gondii antibodies in sera of domestic pigs and some wild game species from zimbabwe. | serum samples of domestic pigs (sus scrofa), elands (taurotragus oryx), sable antelopes (hippotragus niger), warthogs (phacochoerus aethiopicus), bushpigs (koiropotamus [potamochoerus] koiropotamus), white rhinos (ceratotherium simus), african buffalos (syncerus caffer), wildebeest (connochaetas taurinus), and african elephants (loxodonta africana) from zimbabwe were tested for toxoplasma gondii igg antibodies by the modified agglutination test (mat) with whole formalized tachyzoites and mercapt ... | 1999 | 10219323 |
| a case of anaemia in a neonatal warthog (phacochoerus aethiopicus) and evaluation of serum-soluble iron in warthogs. | a 38-day-old male warthog (phacochoerus aethiopicus) with marked anaemia (haematocrit = 14 %) presented to the denver zoological gardens hospital with ataxia, tachypnoea, suspected stunted growth and cardiomegaly. the piglet demonstrated some features consistent with both iron deficiency anaemia and autoimmune haemolytic anaemia. serum-soluble iron was below the level of detection (< 8.96 micromol/l). iron deficiency anaemia is a well recognised entity in domestic swine reared on concrete and de ... | 2002 | 12515305 |
| african swine fever in wart hogs (phacochoerus aethiopicus). | | 1957 | 13438756 |
| on the intestinal yeast flora of free living hippopotami (hipopotamus amphibius), wart hogs (phacochoerus aethiopicus) and bush pigs (potamochoerus choeropotamus). | | 1962 | 13923439 |
| antibodies to neospora caninum in wild animals from kenya, east africa. | the prevalence of antibodies to neospora caninum was examined in six wild artiodactyla species, and in five wild carnivora species from kenya. blood sera (104 wild ungulates from marula estates (mes), and 31 wild carnivores from masai-mara reserve and from other wildlife areas in northern and southern kenya), were screened using a neospora agglutination test (nat), with a twofold dilution (1:40-1:320 titres). presence of nat antibodies to n. caninun is reported here for the first time in zebra ( ... | 2003 | 14651874 |
| a preliminary investigation of tuberculosis and other diseases in african buffalo (syncerus caffer) in queen elizabeth national park, uganda. | a survey to determine the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis caused by mycobacterium bovis and certain other infectious diseases was conducted on 42 free-ranging african buffaloes, (syncerus caffer) from may to june 1997 in the queen elizabeth national park, uganda. using the gamma interferon test, exposure to m. bovis was detected in 21.6% of the buffaloes. one dead buffalo and an emaciated warthog (phacochoerus aethiopicus) that was euthanased, were necropsied; both had miliary granulomas from ... | 2005 | 16137132 |
| rainfall influences on ungulate population abundance in the mara-serengeti ecosystem. | 1. rainfall is the prime climatic factor underpinning the dynamics of african savanna ungulates, but no study has analysed its influence on the abundance of these ungulates at monthly to multiannual time scales. 2. we report relationships between rainfall and changes in age- and sex-structured abundances of seven ungulate species monitored monthly for 15 years using vehicle ground counts in the maasai mara national reserve, kenya. 3. abundance showed strong and curvilinear relationships with cur ... | 2008 | 18422558 |
| pheochromocytoma in an african warthog (phacochoerus aethiopicus). | a 14-yr-old male african warthog (phacochoerus aethiopicus) with a chronic history of intermittent unilateral epistaxis, degenerative osteoarthritis, and intermittent weakness in the distal lumbar trunk was evaluated to determine the source of epistaxis. no obvious cause was determined, and in light of severe osteoarthritis and a holosystolic cardiac murmur, the animal was euthanized. a tumor of the right adrenal gland involving the medulla was found at gross necropsy. immunohistochemical staini ... | 2008 | 19110715 |
| trypanosoma brucei infection in asymptomatic greater kudus (tragelaphus strepsiceros) on a game ranch in zambia. | trypomastogotes of trypanosoma brucei were detected from 4 asymptomatic kudus (tragelaphus strepsiceros) on a game ranch located approximately 45 km north east of lusaka, zambia. blood smears examined from 14 wildlife species comprising of the impala (aepyceros melampus), kafue lechwe (kobus leche kafuensis), sable antelope (hippotragus niger), tsessebe (damaliscus lunatus), warthog (phacochoerus aethiopicus), puku (kobus vardoni), zebra (equus burchelli), waterbuck (kobus ellipsiprymnus), bushb ... | 2010 | 20333288 |
| 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 |
| a trypanosomiasis survey of wild animals in the luangwa valley, zambia. | between 1971 and 1974 546 wild animals of 34 species were examined for trypanosomes; 79 infections (9 mixed) were diagnosed and 29 stocks were cryopreserved. of 14 stocks of the subgenus trypanozoon tested by the blood incubation infectivity test three (two from kobus ellipsiprymnus and one from phacochoerus aethiopicus) retained their infectivity to rodents. there are indications that the number of animals harbouring trypanosomes is far in excess of those showing detectable parasitaemias even w ... | 1994 | 44099 |
| conservation challenge: human-herbivore conflict in chebera churchura national park, ethiopia. | an investigation on human-herbivore conflict was carried out in ccnp between 2011 and 2012 in seven randomly selected villages (chebera, serri, yora, shita, delba, chuchra, chewda) around the park. a total of 312 household samples were identified for interview. group discussion and field observation were also carried out. among the respondents, the majority (83.9%) faced crop damage. african elephant (loxodonta africana), hippopotamus (hippopotamus amphibious), african buffalo (syncerus caffer), ... | 2013 | 24506044 |
| [parasitic nematodes. xxvii. little known parasitic nematodes and 2 new filaria from the warthog: phacochoerus aethiopicus]. | | 1970 | 5516830 |
| the polyenoic acids and their elongation products in the muscle tissue of phacochoerus aethiopicus: a re-evaluation of "animal fat". | | 1969 | 5343767 |
| [on the biology and ethology of the wart-hog (phacochoerus aethiopicus pallas) with reference to the behavior of other suidae]. | | 1965 | 5890866 |
| [on the biology and ethology of the wart-hog (phacochoerus aethiopicus pallas) with reference to the behavior of other suidae]. | | 1965 | 5833826 |
| distribution of intestinal parasites of baboons (papio anubis) and warthogs (phacochoerus aethiopicus) at the mole national park, ghana. | the identification of intestinal parasite of baboons (papio anubis) and warthogs (phacochoerus aethiopicus) was undertaken at the mole national park, ghana. the main objective of the study was to determine the types and prevalence of intestinal parasites in baboons and warthogs in the mole national park. a total of nineteen (19) and twenty-three (23) samples were collected from the baboons and warthogs, respectively, and examined using the direct saline smear and formol-ether concentration techn ... | 2020 | 32772510 |