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9467178

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-4-22
pubmed:abstractText
This is the first report on the occurrence of Parafilaria bassoni in the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer). Previously this parasite has been recorded only in springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) in Namibia. Haemorrhagic perforations (bleeding points), the usual lesions seen in infected animals, were caused by gravid female parasites ovipositing embryonated eggs. These lesions occurred mainly on the dorsal and lateral sides of buffaloes. Complications of these lesions developed in a small number of buffaloes because of secondary bacterial infection [subcutaneous abscesses (3/178)] and as a consequence of a localized Type 1 hypersensitivity [large cutaneous ulcers (7/178)]. Red-billed oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorynchus) appeared to play an important role in the epidemiology of this parasite as well as in the pathogenesis of the lesions. They reduced the likelihood of spread by ingesting blood containing embryonated eggs, and caused the development of large ulcers by feeding on superficial necrotic skin. From the results of an ELISA test it was determined that P. bassoni-infected buffaloes occur throughout the Kruger National Park complex, with a seroprevalence of approximately 34%.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0030-2465
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
64
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
217-25
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Parafilariosis in African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer).
pubmed:affiliation
Office of the State Veterinarian, Kruger National Park, Skukuza, South Africa.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article