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Reference Base  Observations on the pathology of lesions associated with ... |
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Observations on the pathology of lesions associated with Stephanofilaria dinniki Round, 1964 from the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) |
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Tremlett, J.G. |
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1964 |
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Journal of Helminthology |
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38 (1/2) |
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171-174, figs. 1-4 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
Anatomy - Glands
Black Rhino
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| Diceros bicornis in Kenya. In the dermis, islands of serous-type (apocrine) sweat glands could be identified. |
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Diseases
Black Rhino
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| Diceros bicornis in Kenya. In addition, one rhinoceros showed evidence of an otitis.
(b) Ear lesion - Macroscopic observations
The auditory meatus contained a mass of thick sebaceous-like material which completely filled the ear. On section, the epithelium appeared intact but there was a sugg... |
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Morphology
Black Rhino
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| Diceros bicornis in Kenya
(1) Normal skin. This was taken from the flank behind the last rib and was about 1 cm. thick. The superficial layer consisted of keratin, deep to which was stratified epithelium. The cells were typical of this structure with occasional vacuolation of the nuclei and w... |
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Diseases
Black Rhino
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| In South Africa, a filarioid infestation has been associated with lesions in the skin of the black rhinoceros (Schulz and Kluge, 1960). Similar lesions had been reported earlier from Kenya, as consistently occurring in these animals but their aetiology was unknown (Spinage, 1960). Recently the ... |
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