|
|
|
|
| |
| Location: |
Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe |
| Subject: |
Diseases - Parasites |
| Species: |
Black Rhino |
Filariasis in Rhodesian wildlife. In rhinoceros, found adult Artionema africana
Microfilariae from blood concentration: 6 samples negative
Numbers positive/ numbers tested: 0 / 6.
Bezuidenhout & Schneider 1972
Record a rare tick, Cosmiomma hippopotamensis Denny, 1843. It was earlier found in black rhino in Angola (Serrano). The writers' initial observations, based on circumstantial evidence, suggested that the black rhinoceros was the most likely host of C. hippopotamensis in Kaokoland, Namibia.
|
|
|
Filariasis in Rhodesian wild life
File available
details
Original text on this topic: