Detection of Babesia spp. in Free-Ranging Pukus, Kobus vardonii, on a Game Ranch in Zambia

Hetron Mweemba Munang’andu; Musso Munyeme; Andrew Mubila Nambota; King Shimumbo Nalubamba; Victor M. Siamudaala

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저자정보: Hetron Mweemba Munang’andu (Section of Aquatic Medicine and Nutrition) Musso Munyeme (University of Zambia) Andrew Mubila Nambota (University of Zambia) King Shimumbo Nalubamba (University of Zambia) Victor M. Siamudaala (Kavango Transfrontier Wild Animal)

저널정보: 대한기생충학열대의학회 Parasites, Hosts and Diseases The Korean Journal of Parasitology Vol.49 No.4

발행연도: 2011.12

수록면: 437 - 440 (4page)

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Babesia spp. were detected from 4 asymptomatic pukus captured on a game ranch in central Zambia in October 2008. Blood smears were examined in 4 species of aymptomatic free-ranging antelopes, namely the puku (Kobus vordanii), reedbuck (Redunca arundinum), bushbuck (Tragelaphus sylvaticus), and kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), and showed the presence of Babesia parasites only in the puku. In the puku, the prevalence of babesiosis was estimated at 33.3% (n=12), while the overall prevalence in all examined animals was 8.5% (n=47). The parasites showed morphological characteristics of paired ring-like stages with the length varying between 1.61 μm and 3.02 μm (mean=2.12 μm, n= 27; SD=0.76 μm). Both the infected and non-infected pukus showed good body condition scores (BCS), while the dominant tick species detected from all animals were Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, Rhipicephalus spp., and Boophilus spp. To our knowledge this is the first report of Babesia spp. infection in pukus in Zambia. These findings suggest that wildlife could play an important role in the epidemiology of babesiosis in Zambia.

#Babesia sp. #prevalence #puku #antelope #Zambia

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