DETECTION OF COWDRIA-RUMINANTIUM IN BLOOD AND BONE-MARROW SAMPLES FROM CLINICALLY NORMAL, FREE-RANGING ZIMBABWEAN WILD UNGULATES

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作者
KOCK, ND
VANVLIET, AHM
CHARLTON, K
JONGEJAN, F
机构
[1] UNIV UTRECHT,FAC VET MED,INST INFECT DIS & IMMUNOL,DEPT BACTERIOL,3508 TD UTRECHT,NETHERLANDS
[2] UNIV ZIMBABWE,FAC VET SCI,DEPT PARACLIN VET STUDIES,HARARE,ZIMBABWE
[3] INT WILDLIFE VET SERV,SALINAS,CA
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D O I
10.1128/JCM.33.9.2501-2504.1995
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Cowdria ruminantium causes severe, often fatal disease in domestic ruminants, whereas wildlife species usually are not affected. Blood and bone marrow samples from healthy, free-ranging Zimbabwean ungulates were taken during translocation from areas harboring Amblyomma ticks and tested for the presence of C. ruminantium, using a PCR assay based on the C. ruminantium map1 gene. Positive reactions were obtained ih tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus), waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), and impala (Aepyceros melampus). Wildlife species may therefore be a reservoir for C. ruminantium thus contributing to the spread of cowdriosis.
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页码:2501 / 2504
页数:4
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