Title:

Internal Parasites of Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis) from Etosha National Park, Namibia

Publication Year:
1990
Abstract:

During three seasonal periods, parasitological samples were collected from six giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis) in the Etosha National Park, Namibia. The helminths recovered included Parabronema skrjabiniSkrjabinema spp., Haemonchus mitchelli and Echinococcus sp. larvae; Cytauxzoon sp. was the only hematozoan found. The low mean abundances of all helminths which ranged from 18 to 531 may be attributed to the low rainfall of this region or because the giraffe is not a preferred host for these species of helminths. Keywords: Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis,  helminths, hematozoa, survey, prevalence, abundance.

Publication Title:

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volume:
26
Issue:
3
Pages:
395-397
Item Type:
Journal Article
Language:
en

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