Patterns of parasite infection in the African elephant populations in Kenya
| Autor: | King’ori, Edward Mutethia |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Morrondo Pelayo, María Patrocinio, Angelone, Samer, Soriguer Escofet, Ramón Casimiro, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Escola de Doutoramento Internacional (EDIUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Programa de Doutoramento en Medicina e Sanidade Veterinaria, Morrondo Pelayo, Mª Patrocinio |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Parasite
animal diseases Investigación::24 Ciencias de la vida::2401 Biología animal (zoología)::240112 Parasitología animal [Materias] parasitic diseases bacteria Investigación::24 Ciencias de la vida::2401 Biología animal (zoología)::240111 Patología animal [Materias] bacterial infections and mycoses Elephant Kenya Investigación::24 Ciencias de la vida::2401 Biología animal (zoología)::240115 Zoología general [Materias] Tick |
| Zdroj: | Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela instname Minerva: Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC) |
| Popis: | In this thesis helmint infection patterns, Amblyomma tholloni phylogeography and genetic structure and the molecular characterization of Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Babesia and Theileria in African elephants have been studied. There was a higher prevalence of nematodes than trematodes. Tick genetic analysis revealed low genetic differentiation between regions. The molecular identification of Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Babesia and Theileria in elephants and ticks showed that these animals were infected with a novel Babesia spp. while A. thollonii was infected with Theileria bicornis and Theileria cf. velifera. The prevalence of Babesia spp., Theileria spp. and Ehrlichia spp. in ticks was higher than in their hosts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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