 Reference Base  Gastric myiasis due to Gyrostigma pavesii Corti (Diptera:... |
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Captive - Asia |
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Captivity - Zoo Records |
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White Rhino |
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A female white rhino, C. simum, was imported from Belgium by Zoo Negara, Malaysia on 22. September 1982. The animal was approximately 4 years old and was certified fit. On arrival it was quarantined for 30 days and various routine medical examinations were conducted. During quarantaine this animal was observed having a chronic intermittent diarrhoea, and it was treated symptomatically. On the morning of 14 December, the animal was found to be recumbent and dyspnoeic; it was subsequently treated. Death occured within one and a half hour after treatment.
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