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Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 44(4), 2008, pp. 1032-1035
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Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) Populations in Northwestern Namibia Are Apparently Not Infected with Piroplasms

 Barend L. Penzhorn1,3, Marinda C. Oosthuizen1, Anna-Mari Bosman1, J. Werner Kilian2 and Ivan G. Horak1

1 Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort, 0110, South Africa
2 Etosha Ecological Institute, Okaukeujo, Namibia
3 Corrresponding author (e-mail: banie.penzhorn{at}up.ac.za)

ABSTRACT:   Babesiosis is a potentially fatal disease in black rhinoceroses. Blood specimens collected from black rhinoceroses from Etosha National Park (n = 29) and Damaraland (n = 22), Namibia, were subjected to polymerase chain reaction using Theileria and Babesia genus-specific primers and reverse line blot, with negative results. The animals were sparsely infested with ticks. In the absence of suitable prophylactic measures, naïve rhinoceroses would be at risk if translocated to Babesia-endemic areas.
  Key words:  Babesia, babesiosis, black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis, Namibia, prophylaxis, Theileria.






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