| [biological cycle of paralibyostrongylus hebrenicutus (nematoda: trichostrongylidae)]. | paralibyostrongylus hebrenicutus accomplishes its life cycle spontaneously in captive atherurus africanus, its natural host, and in experimentally infected guinea pigs and rabbits. morphogenesis and larval morphology were studied in the guinea pig and described herein. host infection were achieved either by subcutaneous or by oral inoculation. the entsheathed infective larvae moult soon after penetration in the vertebrate host. following subcutaneous inoculation, they reach the lungs very probab ... | 1992 | 1290374 |
| the primary structure of the circumsporozoite protein of plasmodium atheruri, a malaria parasite of the african porcupine atherurus africanus. | | 2001 | 11356522 |
| public health significance of zoonotic bacterial pathogens from bushmeat sold in urban markets of gabon, central africa. | wild animal meat represents an important source of protein for many people in central africa. also known as bushmeat, this meat commodity is derived from wild animals hunted under uncontrolled conditions, transported to distant markets under rudimentary or no hygienic methods, and often eviscerated >24 hr after death. considering the plausible role of wildlife as a reservoir for bacterial zoonotic pathogens, bushmeat may be an important public health risk in central africa. this cross-sectional ... | 2012 | 22740547 |
| contrasts in livelihoods and protein intake between commercial and subsistence bushmeat hunters in two villages on bioko island, equatorial guinea. | across west and central africa, wildlife provides a source of food and income. we investigated the relation between bushmeat hunting and household wealth and protein consumption in 2 rural communities in bioko island, equatorial guinea. one village was dedicated to commercial hunting, the other trapped game primarily for food. we tested whether commercial-hunter households were nutritionally advantaged over subsistence-hunter households due to their higher income from the bushmeat trade and grea ... | 2013 | 23692021 |
| assessing sustainability at multiple scales in a rotational bushmeat hunting system. | results of many studies show unsustainable levels of bushmeat hunting across west/central africa. nevertheless, these results are usually derived from snapshot sustainability indices in which critical parameters are often taken from the literature. simple, more informative tools for assessing sustainability are needed. we evaluated the impact of bushmeat hunting across a range of temporal, spatial, and taxonomic scales in a comparison of different measures of sustainability. over 15 months in 20 ... | 2010 | 20455910 |
| diversity and spatial distribution of vectors and hosts of t. brucei gambiense in forest zones of, southern cameroon: epidemiological implications. | host and vector distribution of trypanosoma brucei gambiense was studied in relation to habitat types and seasons. six (19.35%) of the 31 mammal species recorded in bipindi were reservoir hosts. cercopithecus nictitans was confined to the undisturbed forest and the low intensive shifting cultivation zones, while cephalophus monticola, cephalophus dorsalis, cricetomys gambianus, atherurus africanus and nandinia binotata occurred in all the habitat types. as for vectors of human african trypanosom ... | 2010 | 20067756 |
| [asexual cycle of plasmodium atheruri n. sp. of porcupine atherurus africanus centralis in belgium congo]. | | 1958 | 13627659 |
| reproductive functional anatomy and oestrous cycle pattern of the female brush-tailed porcupine (atherurus africanus, gray 1842) from gabon. | in the present study, we examined certain features of the functional anatomy of the female genital tract of the wild brush-tailed porcupine (atherurus africanus) to obtain data on the reproductive biology of this african forest rodent. two consecutive experiments were performed. the aim of the first was to establish macroscopic and microscopic features of the genital organs, and to explore correlations between predominant ovarian structures and vaginal contents in 20 wild, mature females. in the ... | 2003 | 12695058 |
| anatomicohistological characteristics of the genital tubular organs of the female brush-tailed porcupine (atherurus africanus, gray 1842) from gabon. | the present study examines the anatomic and histological characteristics of the female genital tract of the wild brush-tailed porcupine (atherurus africanus). a description of the macroscopic and microscopic features of the tubular genital organs based on observations made in 18 wild adult females is presented. the histological stains used were haematoxylin and eosin, 1% toluidine blue, pas-haematoxylin and masson's trichrome. observations indicate that the fimbriated infundibulum of the oviduct ... | 2002 | 12693755 |
| identification of trypanosomes in wild animals from southern cameroon using the polymerase chain reaction (pcr). | one possible explanation of the maintenance of many historical foci of sleeping sickness in central africa could be the existence of a wild animal reservoir. in this study, pcr was used to detect the different trypanosome species present in wild animal captured by hunters in the southern forest belt of cameroon (bipindi). trypanosomes were also detected by a parasitological method (quantitative buffy coat: qbc). parasite could not be isolated in culture medium (kit for in vitro isolation: kivi). ... | 2002 | 12514949 |
| [new data on the dipetalonema lineage (filarioidea, nematoda)]. | the evolutionary line of dipetalonema can apparently be divided into four groups: i: australian species; ii: paleoendemic south american species; iii: the tetrapetalonema group; iv: the acanthocheilonema group. loxodontofilaria at present insufficiently known to be classified and several species belonging to the acanthocheilonema group are the object of the present study. descriptions are given of loxodontofilaria asiatica n. sp., parasite of elephas indicus in burma, cercopithifilaria degraaffi ... | 1982 | 6891995 |
| [studies on plasmodium atheruri]. | plasmodium atheruri, a parasite of the african porcupine atherurus africanus, is infective to splenectomised laboratory rats and mice, to hamsters and to 2 exotic rodents which are easily bred in captivity: calomys callosus and meriones unguiculatus. sporogony develops in anopheles stephensi fed on atherurus and on laboratory rodents; it is similar to that of the rodent plasmodia. exoerythrocytic schizogony usually lasts 4 to 6 days but schizonts have been found in the liver of a porcupine at da ... | 1983 | 6673640 |
| [comparative study of the cutaneous and ocular lesions of murids lemniscomys striatus parasitized by monanema spp. and atherurus africanus parasitized by cercopithifilaria sp. with those of human onchocercosis]. | histologic examination of skin and ocular lesions in various rodents infested by various species of filariae with skin-dwelling microfilariae disclosed very similar aspects as compared to lesions noted in human onchocerciasis: coexistence in the same organ of five following types of lesion: vascular changes; subacute inflammatory cells infiltration; granulomatous lesions; scarring alterations; vascular ectasia. | 1985 | 3933783 |
| health risk assessment for human exposure to trace metals via bushmeat in ghana. | consumption and trade in bushmeat are entrenched in sub-saharan africa amid growing land degradation and environmental pollution that raise safety concerns, yet sustainability of bushmeat extraction and zoonoses considerations have been the focus of bushmeat research. here, we evaluated the health risk of trace metals in the skeletal muscle, bone, liver, and skin of the black duiker (cephalophus niger), brush-tailed porcupine (atherurus africanus), bushbuck (tragelaphus scriptus), cane rat (thry ... | 2020 | 31673953 |
| influence of habitat and seasonal variation on wild mammal diversity and distribution with special reference to the trypanosoma brucei gambiense host-reservoir in bipindi (cameroon). | to evaluate the role of wildlife in the resurgence and perenisation of human african trypanosomiasis (hat), we investigated the influence of habitat and seasonal variations on the diversity and spatial distribution of wild mammals, with special reference to those recognised as potential host-reservoirs of trypanosoma brucei gambiense in bipindi (southwestern cameroon). to achieve this, we carried out transect surveys in four habitat types over two years. a total of 31 mammal species were recorde ... | 2009 | 19732737 |