Research Article
Detection of Parasites and Parasitic Infections of Free-Ranging Wildlife on a Game Ranch in Zambia: A Challenge for Disease Control
Table 2
Haemoparasites detected from blood smears.
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Wildlife species |
Total examined | Number of animals infected with |
Totals | | Theileria piroplasms | Babesia species | Anaplasma marginale | Trypanosoma congolense |
| | Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus) | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | | Defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) | 8 | — | — | — | — | | | Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) | 11 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | | Impala (Aepyceros melampus) | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | | Kafue lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis) | 22 | — | — | — | — | | | Puku (Kobus vardoni) | 16 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | | Sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) | 4 | — | — | — | — | | | Reedbuck (Redunca redunca) | 4 | — | — | — | — | | | Tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus) | 2 | — | — | — | — | | | Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) | 4 | — | — | — | — | | | Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) | 6 | — | — | — | — | | | Zebra (Equus burchelli) | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
| | Totals | 95 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
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