Flaccid Trunk Paralysis in Free-ranging Elephants (Loxodonta africana) in Zimbabwe

An epizootic of flaccid trunk paralysis began in free-ranging Zimbabwean elephants (Loxodonta africana) on the southern shore of Lake Kariba in 1989. It involved a selective neuropathy of peripheral nerves supplying the trunk, with axon and myelin degeneration, muscle atrophy, compensatory hypertrop...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of wildlife diseases 1994-07, Vol.30 (3), p.432-435
Hauptverfasser:	Kock, N. D., Goedegebuure, S. A., Lane, E. P., Lucke, V., Tyrrell, D., Kock, M. D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Brain - pathology Disease Outbreaks - veterinary Elephants Female flaccid trunk paralysis Loxodonta africana Male Mice Mice, Inbred BALB C Muscle Hypotonia Muscle, Skeletal - innervation Muscle, Skeletal - pathology Muscular Atrophy - etiology Muscular Atrophy - veterinary Nose - innervation Paralysis - epidemiology Paralysis - etiology Paralysis - pathology Paralysis - veterinary Peripheral Nerves - pathology Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - complications Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - epidemiology Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - pathology Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - veterinary SHORT COMMUNICATIONS Zimbabwe - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	An epizootic of flaccid trunk paralysis began in free-ranging Zimbabwean elephants (Loxodonta africana) on the southern shore of Lake Kariba in 1989. It involved a selective neuropathy of peripheral nerves supplying the trunk, with axon and myelin degeneration, muscle atrophy, compensatory hypertrophy, and fine endomyseal fibrosis, without inflammatory changes.
ISSN:	0090-3558 1943-3700
DOI:	10.7589/0090-3558-30.3.432