Cutaneous Filariasis in Free-Ranging Rothschild's Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) in Uganda

Across Africa, wild giraffes suffer from a variety of skin disorders of mostly unknown etiology. With their populations already threatened from anthropogenic factors, it is important to understand infectious disease risks to giraffes. Here we describe filarid parasites and a portion of their genetic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of wildlife diseases 2020-01, Vol.56 (1), p.234-238
Hauptverfasser:	Whittier, Christopher A., Murray, Suzan, Holder, Kali, McGraw, Sabrina, Fleischer, Robert, Cortes-Rodriguez, Nandadevi, Black, Peter, Yordi, Robert, Keigwin, Michael, Enyel, Eric, Atimnedi, Patrick
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Anthelmintics - therapeutic use Filariasis - drug therapy Filariasis - epidemiology Filariasis - parasitology Filariasis - veterinary Giraffes - parasitology Ivermectin - therapeutic use LETTERS Skin Diseases, Parasitic - drug therapy Skin Diseases, Parasitic - parasitology Skin Diseases, Parasitic - veterinary Uganda - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Across Africa, wild giraffes suffer from a variety of skin disorders of mostly unknown etiology. With their populations already threatened from anthropogenic factors, it is important to understand infectious disease risks to giraffes. Here we describe filarid parasites and a portion of their genetic sequence associated with skin disease in Rothschild's giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) in Uganda.
ISSN:	0090-3558 1943-3700
DOI:	10.7589/2018-09-212