File AvailableGibson, K.M.; Nguyen, B.N.; Neumann, L.M.; Miller, M.; Buss, P.; Daniels, S.; Ahn, M.J.; Crandall, K.A.; Pukazhenthi, B. 2019 Gut microbiome differences between wild and captive black rhinoceros – implications for rhino health. Nature: Scientific Reports 9:7570: 1-11 - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43875-3
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Africa
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Black Rhino
A number of recent studies have shown the importance of the mammalian gut microbiome in host health. In the context of endangered species, a few studies have examined the relationship between the gut microbiome in wild versus captive populations due to digestive and other health issues. Unfortuna...
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File AvailableLee, Seogwon; Kim, J.Y.; Yi, Myung-hee; Lee, I.Y.; Fyumagwa, R.; Yong, T.S. 2019 Comparative microbiomes of ticks collected from a black rhino and its surrounding environment. IJP: Parasites and Wildlife 9: 239-243
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania
Diseases
Black Rhino
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File AvailableKakati, P.; Islam, S.; Sharma, A.; Phukan, D. 2019 Identifying the prevalence of endoparasitic infection in the Greater One Horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) of Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. Technical Report to WWF (Assam), pp. 1-15
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Asia - South Asia - India
Diseases
Indian Rhino
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File AvailableGachohi, J.M.; Gakuya, F.; Lekolool, I.; Osoro, E.; Nderitu, L.; Munyua, P.; Ngere, I.; Kemunto, N.; Bett, B.; Otieno, F.; Muturi, M., Mwatondo, A., Widdowson, M.A., Njenga, M.K. 2019 Temporal and spatial distribution of anthrax outbreaks among Kenyan wildlife, 1999–2017. Epidemiology and Infection 147 e249: 1-6, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268819001304
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Species:
Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
Diseases
Black Rhino
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File AvailableChileshe, J.; Goosen, W.J.; Buss, P.E.; Helden, P.D. van; Warren, R.; Parsons, S.D.C.; Miller, M.A. 2019 A commercial ELISA for detection of interferon gamma in white rhinoceros. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 31 (4): 531-536
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Species:
Africa
Diseases
White Rhino
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File AvailableRadcliffe, R.W.; Khairani, K.O. 2019 Health of the forest rhinoceros of Southeast Asia: Sumatran and Javan Rhinoceros. In: Fowler's Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine Current Therapy vol. 9: 707-715 - https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-55228-8.00100-4
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Species:
Asia - South East Asia
Diseases
Asian Rhino Species
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File AvailableChileshe, J.; Roos, E.; Goosen, W.J.; Buss, P.; Hausler, G.; Rossouw, L.; Manamela, T.; Helden, P.D. van; Warren, R.; Parsons, S.D.C.; Miller, M. 2019 An interferon-gamma release assay for the diagnosis of the Mycobacterium bovis infection in white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 217: 1-4 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2019.109931
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Subject:
Species:
Africa
Diseases
White Rhino
Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis), the cause of bovine tuberculosis, is endemic in Kruger National Park (KNP), South Africa. The risk of spread of M. bovis infection currently prevents translocation of white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) from this population. Therefore, accurate assays are necess...
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File AvailableRoth, T.L.; Switzer, A.; Watanabe-Chailland, M.; Bik, E.M.; Relman, D.A.; Romick-Rosendale, L.E.; Ollberding, N.J. 2019 Reduced gut microbiome diversity and metabolome differences in rhinoceros species at risk for Iron Overload Disorder. Frontiers in Microbiology 10 (2291): 1-15
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Captive
Diseases
All Rhino Species
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File AvailableKohari, D.; Hongo, T.; Inoue, K. 2019 The influence of stable fly invasion on the behavior of captive black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis). Journal of Veterinary Behavior 2019 - proof stage: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2019.10.008
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Captive
Diseases
Black Rhino
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File AvailableBrenner, E.E.; Capiro, J.; Terry, C.M.; Howard, L.L. 2019 A review of parturition parameters of two species of captive rhinoceros: white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) and greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). Proceedings of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) 2019: 6-7
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Captive
Diseases
Indian Rhino
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File AvailableHouck, E.L.; Papich, M.G.; Delk, K.W. 2019 Pharmacokinetics of a single oral dose of phenylbutazone in southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). Proceedings of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) 2019: 71
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Species:
Captive
Diseases
White Rhino
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File AvailableCray, C.; Hooijberg, E.J.; Meyer, A.; Haefele, H.; Rainwater, K.L.; Hammond, E. 2019 Electrophoresis and acute phase proteins in healthy, injured, and diseased southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) and black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis). Proceedings of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) 2019: 101-102
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Captive
Diseases
African Rhino Species
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File AvailableMeyer, A.M.; Hammond, E.E. 2019 Lethargy, systemic inflammation, and hypophosphatemia in a group of southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). Proceedings of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) 2019: 104
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Captive
Diseases
White Rhino
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File AvailableIperen, M. van 2019 IOD treatment in practice (presentation on iron storage prevention in rhinoceros). Powerpoint presentation, pp. 1-49
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Captive
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All Rhino Species
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File AvailableBorah, P.; Dutta, R.; Barkalita, L.M.; Buragohain, L.; Deka, P.; Ali, Samshul; Choudhury, B.; Basumatary, P. 2019 Deciphering the fecal microbiome of Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) by metagenomic approach. Asian Journal of Conservation Biology 8 (2): 135-141
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Asia - South Asia
Diseases
Indian Rhino
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File AvailableReiners, J.K.; Hellmann, N.; Schmidt, J.; Kaestner, S.B.R. 2019 Odd haemoglobins in odd-toed ungulates: Impact of selected haemoglobin characteristics of the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) on the monitoring of the arterial oxygen saturation of haemoglobin. PlosOne 14(12): e0226851: 1-10 - with supplementary information
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Africa
Diseases
White Rhino
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File AvailableHariyadi, A.R.S.; Sajuthi, D.; Astuti, D.A.; Maheshwari, H.; Alikodra, H.S. 2019 Analysis of 3alpha, 11beta-dihydroxy-CM profile for the indicator of stress on male Javan rhinoceros. IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science 399 (012066): 1-9
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Species:
Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia
Diseases
Javan Rhino
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File AvailablePudar, C. 2019 An investigation into the intestinal parasitic load and its effects on the body condition score of the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) in an island-bound area. Research Paper submitted to the University of Namibia, pp. 1-20
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Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
Diseases
White Rhino
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File AvailableKakati, P.; Islam, S.; Sharma, A.; Ghosh, T. 2019 Prevalence of endoparasitic infections in free ranging Greater One Horned (GoH) rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) in Jaldapara National Park and Gorumara National Park, West Bengal, India. Technical Report to WWF (Assam), pp. 1-38
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Subject:
Species:
Asia - South Asia - India
Diseases
Indian Rhino
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File AvailableHahn, A. 2019 Zoo and wild mammal formulary. New York, John Wiley, (Rhinoceroses, pp. 279-291)
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Species:
World
Diseases
All Rhino Species
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File AvailableYaw, T.J.; O'Neil, P.; Gary, J.M.; Ali, I.K.; Cowart, J.R.; Wallace, R.S.; Estep, J.S. 2019 Primary amebic meningoencephalomyelitis caused by Naegleria fowleri in a south-central Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis minor). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 255 (2) July 15: 219-223
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Subject:
Species:
Captive - North America
Diseases - Reasons of death
Black Rhino
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File AvailableCrowley, G. 2018 Evaluation of biochemical data collected from chemically immobilised semi-captive Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. M.Sc Thesis presented to Royal Veterinary College and Zoological Society of London, pp. 1-38
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Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Diseases
White Rhino
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File AvailableYam, J.; Gestier, S.; Bryant, B.; Campbell-Ward, M.; Bogema, D.; Jenkins, C. 2018 The identification of Theileria bicornis in captive rhinoceros in Australia. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 7 (1): 85-89
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Subject:
Species:
Captive
Diseases - Parasites
Black Rhino
Poaching of both black (Diceros bicornis) and white (Ceratotherium simum) rhinoceros in Africa has increased significantly in recent years. In an effort to ensure the survival of these critically endangered species, breeding programs were established in the 1990s in Australia, where a similar cli...
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File AvailableLeiberich, M.; Krebber, R.; Hewetson, M.; Marais, J.; Naidoo, V. 2018 A study of the pharmacokinetics and thromboxane inhibitory activity of a single intramuscular dose of carprofen as a means to establish its potential use as an analgesic drug in white rhinoceros. Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 41 (4): 605-613
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Subject:
Species:
Captive
Diseases
White Rhino
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File AvailableWojtusik, J.; Roth, T.L. 2018 Investigation of factors potentially associated with serum ferritin concentrations in the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) using a validated rhinoceros-specific assay. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 49 (2): 297-306
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Subject:
Species:
Captive
Diseases
Black Rhino
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File AvailableGerard, M.P.; Glyphis, Z.G.; Crawford, C.; Blikslager, A.T.; Marais, J. 2018 Identification of a nasoconchal paranasal sinus in the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 49 (2): 444-449
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Subject:
Species:
Captive
Diseases
White Rhino
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File AvailableWahyuni, R.M.; Sayuti, A.; Abrar, M.; Erina; Hasan, M.; Zainuddin, Z.Z. 2018 Isolation and identification of pathogenic enteric bacteria in feces of Sumatran Rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatranensis) at Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary (SRS) Way Kambas National Park, Lampung. Jimvet 2 (4): 474-487
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Subject:
Species:
Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
Diseases - Parasites
Sumatran Rhino
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File AvailableMeyer, L.C.R.; Fuller, A.; Hofmeyr, M.; Buss, P.; Miller, M.; Haw, A. 2018 Use of butorphanol and diprenorphine to counter respiratory impairment in the immobilised white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 89(0), a1683: 1-8 - https://doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v89i0.1683
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Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Diseases
White Rhino
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File AvailableWojtusik, J.; Roth, T.L. 2018 Validation of factors potentially associated with serum ferritin concentrations in the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) using a validated rhinoceros-specific assay. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 49 (2): 297-306
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Subject:
Species:
Captive
Diseases
Black Rhino
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File AvailableKnutson, M.D.; Lavin, S.R.; Sullivan, K.E. 2018 Letter to the editor [on serum ferritin]. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 49 (3): 834-836
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Captive
Diseases
Black Rhino
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File AvailableRoth, T.L. 2018 Reply to Letter to the editor [on serum ferritin]. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 49 (3): 835-836
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Subject:
Species:
Captive
Diseases
Black Rhino
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File AvailableHasanah, M.R. 2018 Technique and interpretation of radiography in the hind limb of Sumatran Rhinoceros in the Rhino Sumatran Sanctuary (SRS). Thesis submitted to Bogor University, pp. 1-29
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Subject:
Species:
Asia - South East Asia
Diseases
Sumatran Rhino
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File AvailableMiller, M.A.; Buss, P.E.; Parsons, S.D.C.; Roos, E.; Chileshe, J.; Goosen, W.J.; Schalkwyk, L.van; Klerk-Lorist, L.M.de; Hofmeyr, M.; Hausler, G.; Rossouw, L., Manamela, T., Mitchell, E.P., Warren, R., Helden, P.D. van 2018 Conservation of white rhinoceroses threatened by bovine tuberculosis, South Africa, 2016-2017. Emerging Infectious Diseases 24 (12): 2373-2375
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Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Diseases
White Rhino
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File AvailableHermes, R.; Saragusty, J.; Moser, I.; Barth, S.A.; Holtze, S.; Lecu, A.; Cracknell, J.; Williams, D.; Goeritz, F.; Hildebracht, T.B. 2018 Differential detection of tuberculous and non-tuberculous mycobacteria by qPCR in lavage fluids of tuberculosis-suspicious white rhinoceros. PlosONE 13(11): e0207365: 1-15 - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207365
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Subject:
Species:
Africa
Diseases
White Rhino
Tuberculosis (TB) occurs in a wide range of mammalian species and thus poses a health risk to humans living or working in close proximity with TB infected animals. Despite a high incidence of M. bovis infections in domestic or wildlife species tuberculosis infections in rhinoceros have so far bee...
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File AvailableLeiberich, M.S. 2018 Assessing the value of enrofloxacin and carprofen combination treatment in Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) through the use of pharmacokinetic modelling. Thesis presented to the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa, pp. 1-184
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Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa
Diseases
White Rhino
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File AvailableOlds, J.; Oltman, W.; Makowski, A.J.; Householder, H.; Keeley, L.L. 2018 Seasonal variation of serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin d in two captive eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) housed in a North American zoo. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 49 (4): 943-951
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Subject:
Species:
Captive
Diseases
Black Rhino
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File AvailableBoesch, J.M.; Gleed, R.D.; Buss, P.; Hofmeyr, M.; Tordiffe, A.; Zeiler, G.; Meyer, L. 2018 Effects of a supplemental etorphine dose on pulmonary artery pressure and cardiac output in immobilized, boma-habituated white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum): a preliminary study. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 49 (4): 849-855
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Subject:
Species:
Captive
Diseases
White Rhino
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File AvailableMora, I.M.; Langan, J.N.; Bailey, R.S.; Aitken-Palmer, C.; Adkesson, M.J.; Tang, K.N.; Chinnadurai, C.K. 2018 Repeated anesthesia in a black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) to manage upper respiratory obstruction. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 49 (4): 1041-1046
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Subject:
Species:
Captive
Diseases
Black Rhino
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File AvailableO'Connor, L.; Choudhury, B.; Ali, S.; Bull, K.; Morgan, E. 2018 A survey of gastrointestinal parasites of wild and orphan greater one-horned rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) in Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 49 (4): 1051-1053
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Subject:
Species:
Captive
Diseases
Indian Rhino
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File AvailableHooijberg, E.H.; Miller, M.; Cray, C.; Buss, P.; Steenkamp, G.; Goddard, A, 2018 Serum protein electrophoresis in healthy and injured southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). PLoS ONE 13 (7): e0200347: 1-17 - https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0200347
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Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa
Diseases
White Rhino
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File AvailableDuncan, M. 2018 Perissodactyls. In: Terio, K. et al. (eds). Pathology of Wildlife and Zoo Animals. London, Academic Press: pp. 433-454
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Species:
World
Diseases
All Rhino Species
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File AvailableBuss, P.; Miller, M.; Fuller, A.; Haw, A.; Stout, E.; Olea-Popelka, F.; Meyer, L. 2018 Postinduction butorphanol administration alters oxygen consumption to improve blood gases in etorphine-immobilized white rhinoceros. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 45: 57-67
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Subject:
Species:
Africa
Diseases
White Rhino
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File AvailablePohlin, F.; Hofmeys, M.S.; Reuben, M.M.B.; Hooijberg, E.H.; Meyer, L.C.R. 2018 Effects of capture and transport on clinical chemistry analytes in white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) translocated for over 30 hours. Proceedings of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) 2018: 115-116
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Subject:
Species:
Captive
Diseases
White Rhino
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File AvailableBercier, M.; Emerson, J.A.; LaDouceur, E.E.B.; Citino, S.B. 2018 Investigation of a Q fever outbreak in a breeding herd of white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Proceedings of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) 2018: 159
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Subject:
Species:
Captive
Diseases
White Rhino
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File AvailableBruins-van Sonsbeek, G.R. 2018 Iron storage disease in black rhino (Diceros bicornis) – monitoring and treatment program. Proceedings of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) 2018: 180
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Subject:
Species:
Captive
Diseases
Black Rhino
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File AvailableKusmierczyk, J.; Scott, E.M.; Griff, B.C.; Heatley, J.J.; Teixeira, L.B.C.; Climans, M. 2018 Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma associated with solar elastosis in a white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Proceedings of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) 2018: 229-230
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Species:
Captive
Diseases
White Rhino
Squamous cell carcinoma has been previously reported in the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). However, in those cases, lesions have been limited to the skin and oral cavity.1,2,5 A 36-year-old male white rhinoceros was presented with a mass on the left eye. Ophthalmic exam revealed a partia...
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File AvailableMiller, M.A.; Buss, P.E.; Chileshe, J.; Goosen, W.; Roos, E.; Helden, P. van; Parsons, S.D.C. 2018 Novel assays for detection of mycobacterium bovis infection in free-ranging african rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis, Ceratotherium simum) and implications for conservation. Proceedings of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) 2018: 245-246
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Subject:
Species:
Africa
Diseases
Black Rhino
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File AvailableWenker, C.; Wyss, F.; Hoby, S.; Ghielmetti, G.; Friedel, U.; Gurtner, C.; Posthaus, H. 2018 Non-tuberculous mycobacterial lung infection in an african elephant (Loxodonta africana) and a greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) caused by Mycobacterium avium ssp. hominissuis and Mycobacterium nebraskense and the reaction to ante- and postmortem tests. Proceedings of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) 2018: 288-290
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Subject:
Species:
Captive
Diseases
Indian Rhino
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File AvailableBalfanz, F.; Dungl, E.; Haderthauer, S.; Schwarzenberger, F.; Vielgrader, H.; Voracek, T.; Hildebrandt, T.B.; Hermes, R. 2018 Ovulation induction in anoestrus greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros bicornis) [R.unicornis]. Proceedings of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) 2018: 131
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Species:
Captive
Diseases
Indian Rhino
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File AvailableChicago Zoological Society; Roberts, A. 2018 Black rhinoceros at Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, Illinois undergoes portable CT Scan . Connect (AZA) August: 14, 1 image
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Subject:
Species:
America - North America
Diseases
Black Rhino
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File AvailableMiller, M.A.; Buss, P.E.; Helden, P.D. van; Parsons, S.D.C. 2017 Mycobacterium bovis in a free-ranging black rhinoceros, Kruger National Park, South Africa, 2016. Emerging Infectious Diseases 23 (3): 557-558
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Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Diseases - Parasites
Black Rhino
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File AvailableHorak, I.G.; Boshoff, C.R.; Cooper, D.V.; Foggin, C.M.; Govender, D.; Harrison, A.; Hausler, G.; HofmeyrM.; Kilian, J.W.; MacFadyen, D.N.; Nel, P.J.; Peinke, D.; Squarre, D.; Zimmermann, D. 2017 Parasites of domestic and wild animals in South Africa, XLIX. Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting white and black rhinoceroses in southern Africa. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 2017: 1-11
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Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Diseases - Parasites
African Rhino Species
The objectives of the study were to determine the species composition of ticks infesting white and black rhinoceroses in southern Africa as well as the conservation status of those tick species that prefer rhinos as hosts. Ticks were collected opportunistically from rhinos that had been immobilis...
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File AvailableSammra, O.; (and 15 others) 2017 Arcanobacterium wilhelmae sp. nov., isolated from the genital tract of a rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 67 (7): 1-5 - doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.001784
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Subject:
Species:
Asia
Diseases - Parasites
Indian Rhino
A polyphasic taxonomic study was performed on an unidentified Arcanobacterium-like Gram-stain-positive bacterium isolated from the genital tract of a rhinoceros. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that the bacterium belonged to the genus Arcanobacterium and was most closely related to th...
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File AvailableMonne Rodriguez, J.M.; Chantrey, J.; Unwin, S.; Verin, R. 2017 Cardiac truncus arteriosus in an eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) abstract. Journal of Comparative Pathology 156 (1): 86
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Species:
Captive
Diseases
Black Rhino
This case report describes congenital truncus arteriosus in a 1-month-old Eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli). From the first day of life the animal was underweight and from the 22nd day of life displayed respiratory signs that exacerbated with time leading eventually to collapse...
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File AvailableMichel, A.L.; Lane, E.P.; Klerk-Lorist, L.M.de; Hofmeyr, M.; Heijden, E.M.D.L. van der; Botha, L.; Helden, P.van; Miller, M.; Buss, P. 2017 Experimental Mycobacterium bovis infection in three white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum): Susceptibility, clinical and anatomical pathology. PLoS ONE 12(7): e0179943. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179943
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Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Diseases
White Rhino
Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis is endemic in the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) population in the Kruger National Park and other conservation areas in South Africa. The disease has been diagnosed in a total of 21 free ranging or semi-free ranging wildlife species in the country wit...
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File AvailableLove, D.; Madrigal, R.; Cerveny, S.; Raines, J.; Rideout, B.; Lung, N.P. 2017 Case series: clinical salmonellosis in four black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) calves. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 48 (2): 466-475
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Species:
Captive
Diseases
Black Rhino
Although Salmonella spp. infection has been identified in captive and free-ranging rhinoceros, clinical cases in black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) calves have not been described. This case series describes clinical salmonellosis in four black rhinoceros calves. Two calves developed self-limitin...
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File AvailableTuttle, J. 2017 Dental surgery for geriatric southern white rhino. Proceedings of the International Rhino Keeper (IRKA) Workshop held in Denver, August 2017 (Abstracts and Powerpoint presentations)
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Species:
Captive
Diseases
White Rhino
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File AvailablePaglia, D. 2017 Human medical syndromes as models for maladies affecting rhinoceroses and other endangered animals. Proceedings of the International Rhino Keeper (IRKA) Workshop held in Denver, August 2017 (Abstracts and Powerpoint presentations)
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Subject:
Species:
Captive
Diseases
White Rhino
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File AvailableFountain, P. 2017 Treatment for epilepsy in one eastern black rhino at Potter Park Zoo. Proceedings of the International Rhino Keeper (IRKA) Workshop held in Denver, August 2017 (Abstracts and Powerpoint presentations)
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Species:
Captive
Diseases
Black Rhino
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File AvailableBackus, D. 2017 Rhinoplasty: monitoring of a tumor growth through voluntary radiograph behavior. Proceedings of the International Rhino Keeper (IRKA) Workshop held in Denver, August 2017 (Abstracts and Powerpoint presentations)
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Subject:
Species:
Captive
Diseases
White Rhino
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File AvailableBrewer, C. 2017 Clostridium: acute death and response in southern white rhino. Proceedings of the International Rhino Keeper (IRKA) Workshop held in Denver, August 2017 (Abstracts and Powerpoint presentations)
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Subject:
Species:
Captive
Diseases
White Rhino
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File AvailableBurke, D. 2017 No skin off my back - solving the exfoliative dermatitis conundrum at the Toronto Zoo. Proceedings of the International Rhino Keeper (IRKA) Workshop held in Denver, August 2017 Poster Presentation
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Subject:
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Captive
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White Rhino
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File AvailableHooyberg, E.H.; Steenkamp, G.; Du Preez, J.P.; Goddard, A, 2017 Analytic and quality control validation and assessment of field performance of a point-of-care chemistry analyzer for use in the White rhinoceros. Veterinary Clinical Pathology 46 (2): 100-110
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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White Rhino
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File AvailablePatton, F.; Genade, A. 2017 Early first white rhino calving and consequent foot problem. Pachyderm 58: 159-160
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Uganda
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White Rhino
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File AvailableParsons, S.D.C.; Morar-Leather, D.; Buss, P.; Hofmeyr, J.; McFadyen, R.; Rutten, V.P.M.G.; van Helden, P.D.; Miller, M.A.; Michel, A.L. 2017 The kinetics of the humoral and Interferon-Gamma immune responses to experimental Mycobacterium bovis infection in the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Frontiers in Immunology 8: 1831 - https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01831: 1-7
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Africa - Southern Africa
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White Rhino
Mycobacterium bovis is the cause of tuberculosis (TB) in a wide range of species, including white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum). Control of the disease relies on the indirect detection of infection by measuring pathogen-specific responses of the host. These are poorly described in the white ...
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File AvailableBorneo Rhino Sanctuary (BRS) Programme 2017 Captive management of Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), April 2017: Puntung case report. Kota Kinabalu, Borneo Rhino Alliance, pp. 1-2
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Sabah
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Sumatran Rhino
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Borneo Rhino Sanctuary (BRS) Programme 2017 Captive management of Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), June 2017: Tissues and other specimens taken from Puntung post-mortem on 4 June 2017, for advanced reproductive technology and other purposes. Kota Kinabalu, Borneo Rhino Alliance, pp. 1-4
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Sabah
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Sumatran Rhino
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File AvailableBorneo Rhino Sanctuary (BRS) Programme 2017 Captive management of Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), June 2017: Puntung post-mortem report. Kota Kinabalu, Borneo Rhino Alliance, pp. 1-4
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Species:
Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Sabah
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Sumatran Rhino
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File AvailableJeon, M.; Mama, K.R.; Zuba, J.R.; Lamberski, N.; Oosterhuis, J.E.; Clancy, M.M.; Delk, K.W.; Kinney, M.E.; Morris, P.J.; Olea-Popelka, F. 2017 Evaluation of blood gas values in anesthetized southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) ventilated with a novel demand ventilator in a zoological park setting. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 48 (4): 1016-1025
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Captive
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White Rhino
Rhinoceros conservation efforts are essential to the survival of the species. One such effort is focused on using advanced reproductive technologies to produce viable northern white rhinoceros ( Ceratotherium simum cottoni) embryos for implantation into southern white rhinoceros ( Ceratotherium s...
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File AvailableMonne Rodriguez, J.M.; Chantry, J.; Unwin, S.; Verin, R. 2017 Cardiac truncus arteriosus in an eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) . Journal of Comparative Pathology 157 (4) November: 276-279, 4 figures
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Europe - Northern Europe - United Kingdom
Diseases
Black Rhino
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File AvailableFiuza, A.R.B. de Lima 2017 The Sabah Rhino Breeding Programme: reproductive management of the critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros of Borneo (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni) as conducted by the IZW-Berlin between 2005 and 2015. Thesis presented to the Universidade de Lisboa, pp. 1-127
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Species:
Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Sabah
Diseases
Sumatran Rhino
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File AvailableSchmidt, J. 2017 Röntgenkristallstrukturaufklärung der Hämoglobine des Breitmaulnashorns Ceratotherium simum und des Krallenfroschs Xenopus laevis. Thesis presented to University of Mainz, Germany, pp. 1-148
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Africa
Diseases
White Rhino
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File AvailableBrooks, M.; Lee, B.; Pera, J. 2017 Case study: winos for rhinos: feeding grape pomace to black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) as a method for mitigating iron storage disease. In Ward A, Coslik A, Brooks M Eds. Proceedings of the Twelfth Conference on Zoo and Wildlife Nutrition, Zoo and Wildlife Nutrition Foundation: pp. 1-9
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Captive
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Black Rhino
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File AvailableLove, D.; Garner, M.M.; Lyashchenko, K.P.; Sikar-Gang, A.; Miller, M.; Bradway, D.S.; Robbe-Austerman, S.; Ramer, J. 2017 Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium orygis in a greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis): first report in the western hemisphere. Proceedings of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) 2017: 102-104
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Captive
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Indian Rhino
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File AvailableCitino, S.; Goe, A.; Metrione, L.; Oliva, M.; Garner, M. 2017 Sudden death in three southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) secondary to presumptive Clostridium perfringens enterotoxemia. Proceedings of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) 2017: 105-106
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Captive
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White Rhino
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File AvailablePaglia, D.E. 2017 Human medical experience provides paradigms relevant to captive breeding of endangered wildlife: rationale for prevention and therapy of hemolytic and iron overload propensities in browser rhinoceroses, tapirs, and other susceptible species. Proceedings of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) 2017: 132-140
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Captive
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All Rhino Species
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File AvailableEscribano Aranda, M. 2017 Influence of the housing conditions in the behavior and hormonal secretion of a white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Thesis presented to University of Zaragoza, pp. 1-39 - https://zaguan.unizar.es/record/63824?ln=en#
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Captive
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White Rhino
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File AvailableStilson, K.T.; Hopkins, S.S.B.; Davis, E.B. 2016 Osteopathology in Rhinocerotidae from 50 million years to the present. PLoS ONE 11 (2): e0146221
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World
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Fossil
Individual elements of many extinct and extant North American rhinocerotids display osteopathologies, particularly exostoses, abnormal textures, and joint margin porosity, that are commonly associated with localized bone trauma. When we evaluated six extinct rhinocerotid species spanning 50 milli...
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File AvailableHaymerle, A. ; Knauer, F. ; Walzer, C. 2016 Two methods to adapt the human haemoglobin–oxygen dissociation algorithm to the blood of white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) and to determine the accuracy of pulse oximetry. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 43: 566–570 (doi:10.1111/vaa.12334)
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Africa
Diseases
White Rhino
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File AvailableOtiende, M.Y.; Kivata, M.W.; Jowers, M.J.; Makumi, J.N.; Runo, S.; Obanda, V.; Gakuya, F.; Mutinda, M.N.; Kariuki, L.; Alasaad, S. 2016 Three novel haplotypes of Theileria bicornis in black and white rhinoceros in Kenya. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 63, e144–e150
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Africa
Diseases
African Rhino Species
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File AvailableThapa, J.; Paudel, S.; Sadaula, A.; Shah, Y.; Maharjan, B.; Kaufman, G.E.; MacCauley, D.; Gairhe, K.P.; Tsubota, T.; Suzuki, Y.; Nakajima, C. 2016 Mycobacterium orygis - associated tuberculosis in free-ranging rhinoceros, Nepal, 2015. Emerging Infectious Diseases 22 (3): 570-573
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Diseases
Indian Rhino
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File AvailableMiller, M.; Michel, A.; Helden, P.van; Buss, P. 2016 Tuberculosis in rhinoceros: an underrecognized threat?. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 2016: 1-8
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Africa
Diseases
African Rhino Species
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File AvailableKottwitz, J.; Boothe, M.; Harmon, R.; Citino, S.B.; Zuba, J.R.; Boothe, D.M. 2016 Results of the megavertebrate analgesia survey: elephants and rhino. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 47 (1): 301-310
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Captive
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All Rhino Species
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File AvailableHouwald, F. von 2016 Causes and prevention of foot problems in greater one-horned rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis in zoological institutions. International Zoo Yearbook 50: 215-224
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Captive
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Indian Rhino
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File AvailableFowlds, C.W. 2016 Mutilated white rhinoceros. In Du Toit, J.G. The story of the white rhinoceros. Krugersdorp, pp. 220-225
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
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White Rhino
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File AvailableDu Toit, J.G. 2016 Mortalities in the white rhinoceros. In Du Toit, J.G. The story of the white rhinoceros. Krugersdorp, pp. 89-92
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Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Diseases
White Rhino
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File AvailableWatanabe, M.; Roth, T.L.; Bauer, S.J.; Lane, A.; Romick-Rosendale, L.E. 2016 Feasibility study of NMR based serum metabolomic profiling to animal health monitoring: a case study on iron storage disease in captive Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis). PlosOne 11(5): e0156318. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156318: 1-15
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Captive
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Sumatran Rhino
A variety of wildlife species maintained in captivity are susceptible to iron storage disease (ISD), or hemochromatosis, a disease resulting from the deposition of excess iron into insoluble iron clusters in soft tissue. Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is one of the rhinoceros spec...
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File AvailableWilliams, C.; Tubbs, C. 2016 Investigating gut microbial communities in two species of rhinoceros. Proceedings of Conference: Gut Microbiology, at Clermont-Ferrand, France July 2016: 1
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Captive
Diseases
African Rhino Species
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File AvailableAviruppola, A.J.M.K.; Rajapakse, R.P.V.J.; Rajakaruna, R.S. 2016 Coprological survey of gastrointestinal parasites of mammals in Dehiwala National Zoological Gardens, Sri Lanka. Ceylon Journal of Science 45 (1): 83-96
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Captive
Diseases - Bacterial
Asian Rhino Species
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File AvailableGreunz, E.M.; Simon, M.; Lemberger, K.; Galateanu, G.; Hermes, R.; Leclerc, A. 2016 Clinical management of bilateral cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the hind feet pads in a southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 47 (2): 645-649
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Species:
Captive
Diseases
White Rhino
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File AvailableBuss, P.; Miller, M.; Fuller, A.; Haw, A.; Wanty, R.; Olea-Popelka, F.; Meyer, L. 2016 Cardiovascular effects of etorphine, azaperone, and butorphanol combinations in chemically immobilized captive white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 47 (3): 834-843
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Species:
Africa
Diseases
White Rhino
Chemical capture is an essential tool in the management and conservation of white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum); however, cardiovascular responses in immobilized megaherbivores are poorly understood. Blood pressure and heart rate responses in rhinoceros immobilized with etorphine or etorphine ...
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File AvailableMiller, M.; Chavey, P.S.; Hofmeyr, J.; Mathebula, N.; Doering, A.; Buss, P.; Olea-Popelka, F. 2016 Evaluation of serum ferritin and serum iron in free-ranging black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) as a tool to understand factors affecting iron-overload disorder. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 47 (3): 820-826
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Subject:
Species:
Africa
Diseases
Black Rhino
Iron overload disorder (IOD) is a significant health issue for captive black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis). Measurement of serum ferritin with a validated rhinoceros ferritin ELISA has been used extensively to detect animals in U.S. zoos that are at risk of developing IOD. However, there is limit...
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File AvailableLewis, S.; Duncan, M.; Houck, M.L.; Bloch, R,; Haefele, H. 2016 Congenital cleft palate and cardiac septal defects in a neonatal southern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis minor). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 47 (3): 876–878
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Species:
Africa
Diseases
Black Rhino
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File AvailableBishop, G.T.; Zuba, J.R.; Pessier, A.P.; Hopper, J.; Kendall, G.; Rosychuk, R.A.W.; Magdesian, K.G. 2016 Medical management of recurrent eosinophilic granuloma in two black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 47 (3): 855–861
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Species:
Africa
Diseases
Black Rhino
Recurrent eosinophilic granuloma (EG) in two captive eastern black rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis michaeli) was effectively managed with glucocorticoids and antihistamines. The first case was a female and the second case was a male. The animals were housed at separate institutions and initially pr...
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File AvailableStringer, A.P. 2016 Parasite ecology and the conservation biology of black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis). Ph.D. Thesis presented to Victoria University of Wellington, pp. 1-178
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Species:
Africa
Diseases - Parasites
Black Rhino
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File AvailableBengis, R.; Govender, D.; Lane, E.; Myburgh, J.; Oberholster, P.; Buss, P.; Prozesky, L.; Keet, D. 2016 Eco-epidemiological and pathological features of wildlife mortality events related to cyanobacterial bio-intoxication in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 87 (1), a1391. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v87i1.1391: pp. 1-9
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Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Diseases
African Rhino Species
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File AvailableBryant, B.R.; Campbell, M.; Sangster, C. 2016 Acute hepatic necrosis and death in a subadult southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) associated with exposure to sterigmatocystin in forage contaminated with Aspergillus nidulans. Australian Veterinary Journal 94 (11): 433-434
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Species:
Captive
Diseases
Black Rhino
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File AvailablePachaly, J.R.; Monteiro-Filho, L.P.C.; Gonçalves, D.D.; Voltarelli-Pachaly, E.M. 2016 Gyrostigma rhinocerontis (Diptera: Oestridae, Gasterophilinae) in white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) imported from South Africa: occurrence in Itatiba, São Paulo, Brazil. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 36 (8): 749-752
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Species:
Captive
Diseases - Parasites
White Rhino
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File AvailableSchlanser, J.R.; Bohart, G.W.; Paperd, D.W.; Wagner, C.; Marquardt, M.; Harrison, T.M. 2016 Technique for venipuncture of the transverse facial vein in the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis). Zoo Biology 2016: 1-4
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Species:
Captive
Diseases
Black Rhino
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File AvailableAronoff, J.T.; Santymire, R.M.; Freeman, E.W.; Meyer, J.; Gillespie, T.R. 2016 Effects of environmental pressures on patterns of gastrointestinal parasitism in black rhinoceros in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa (abstract). In: Scientific program of the 15th International Elephant & Rhino conservation and research symposium, Singapore, November 14-18, 2016, p. 83
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Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Diseases - Parasites
Black Rhino
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