Parasites and parasite stages of free-ranging wild lions (Panthera leo) of northern Tanzania.

Autor: Bjork KE; Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108, USA., Averbeck GA, Stromberg BE
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians [J Zoo Wildl Med] 2000 Mar; Vol. 31 (1), pp. 56-61.
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0056:PAPSOF]2.0.CO;2
Abstrakt: Fecal samples from 33 lions (Panthera leo) in Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area in northern Tanzania contained 19 different parasites, 12 of which, including Aelurostrongylus sp., a species of Acanthocephala, a species of Anoplocephalidae, Capillaria sp., Demodex sp., Eimeria sp., Habronema sp., Isospora felis, Isospora rivolta, one species of Isospora that was previously undescribed from lions, one species of Trematoda that was previously undescribed from lions, and Trichuris sp., were new reports for lions. Seven other species had been previously reported from lions.
Databáze: MEDLINE