DETECTION OF ANTIBODIES TO TUBERCULOSIS ANTIGENS IN FREE-RANGING LIONS (PANTHERA LEO) INFECTED WITHMYCOBACTERIUM BOVISIN KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH AFRICA

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 317-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Miller ◽  
Jennifer Joubert ◽  
Nomkhosi Mathebula ◽  
Lin-Marie De Klerk-Lorist ◽  
Konstantin P Lyashchenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
National Park ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
Panthera Leo ◽  
Free Ranging

scholarly journals The epidemiology of lion lentivirus infection among a population of free-ranging lions (Panthera leo) in the Kruger National Park, South Africa

2009 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Adams ◽  
M. Van Vuuren ◽  
A-M. Bosman ◽  
D. Keet ◽  
J. New ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Epidemiological Study ◽  
National Park ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
Panthera Leo ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Free Ranging

Feline immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus of domestic cats that causes significant lifelong infection. Infection with this or similar lentiviruses has been detected in several non-domestic feline species, including African lions (Panthera leo). Although lion lentivirus (FIVple) infection is endemic in certain lion populations in eastern and southern Africa, little is known about its pathogenic effects or its epidemiological impact in free-ranging lions. This report describes the epidemiological investigation of lentivirus positivity of free-ranging lions in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. A nested polymerase chain reaction assay for virus detection was performed on all whole blood samples collected. In addition, serum samples were tested for cross-reactive antibodies to domestic feline lentivirus antigens and to puma lentivirus synthetic envelope peptide antigen. The results were analysed in conjunction with epidemiological data to provide a descriptive epidemiological study on lion lentivirus infection in a free-ranging population of lions. The overall prevalence of lentivirus infection was 69 %, with a prevalence of 41 % in the north of the park, and 80 %in the south. Adult males had the highest prevalence when combining the factors of sex and age: 94 %. The lowest prevalences were found among juveniles, with male juveniles at 29 %. Adults were 5.58 times more likely to test positive for FIVple than juveniles, with adult males being 35 times more likely to be test positive for FIVple compared with juvenile males. This research represents the 1st epidemiological study of the lion lentivirus among free-ranging lions in the Kruger National Park.

Baseline Hematologic Results for Free-ranging White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) in Kruger National Park, South Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 916-922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Miller ◽  
Peter Buss ◽  
Rachel Wanty ◽  
Sven Parsons ◽  
Paul van Helden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
National Park ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
Ceratotherium Simum ◽  
White Rhinoceros ◽  
Free Ranging

scholarly journals Coccidian oocyst and nematode egg counts of free-ranging African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the Kruger National Park, South Africa : research communication

2000 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
B.L. Penzhorn
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
National Park ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
African Buffalo ◽  
Syncerus Caffer ◽  
Research Communication ◽  
Nematode Eggs ◽  
Coccidian Oocyst ◽  
Free Ranging

Faecal specimens collected in the Kruger National Park from 103 African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) up to 1 year old and 283 buffaloes older than 1 year were examined for the presence of coccidian oocysts and nematode eggs. Most specimens from animals older than 1 year had negative coccidian oocyst counts. Positive specimens from younger animals had significantly higher coccidian oocyst counts than those from older animals. No such difference was found for nematode egg counts.

Seroprevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Free-Ranging African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) in Kruger National Park, South Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 923 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya J. Kerr ◽  
Candice R. de Waal ◽  
Peter E. Buss ◽  
Jennifer Hofmeyr ◽  
Konstantin P. Lyashchenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
National Park ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex ◽  
Loxodonta Africana ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
African Elephants ◽  
Tuberculosis Complex ◽  
Free Ranging

Trichinella nelsoni and Trichinella T8 mixed infection in a lion (Panthera leo) of the Kruger National Park (South Africa)

2009 ◽  
Vol 159 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 225-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianluca Marucci ◽  
Louis J. La Grange ◽  
Giuseppe La Rosa ◽  
Edoardo Pozio
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Mixed Infection ◽  
National Park ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
Panthera Leo

scholarly journals Mycobacterium bovis in a Free-Ranging Black Rhinoceros, Kruger National Park, South Africa, 2016

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 557-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele A. Miller ◽  
Peter E. Buss ◽  
Paul D. van Helden ◽  
Sven D.C. Parsons
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Mycobacterium Bovis ◽  
National Park ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
Black Rhinoceros ◽  
Free Ranging

BIOCHEMICAL VALUES IN FREE-RANGING WHITE RHINOCEROS (CERATOTHERIUM SIMUM) IN KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH AFRICA

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 530-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nomkhosi Mathebula ◽  
Michele Miller ◽  
Peter Buss ◽  
Jennifer Joubert ◽  
Laura Martin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
National Park ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
Ceratotherium Simum ◽  
White Rhinoceros ◽  
Free Ranging
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