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Further progress in understanding Anthrax in the Etosha National Park / P. C. B. Turnbull; J. A. Carman; P. M. Lindeque; F. Joubert; O. J. B. Hübschle; G. H. Snoeyenbos

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Madoqua 1989, Vol. 16(2) ; p. 93 - 104Publication details: Windhoek : Nature Conservation and Tourism Division, 1989, : John Meinert PrintingDescription: 12 pages : tables, fig.; 28 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • PER 154 Madoqua
Summary: Culture and serological results obtaidut during a 5-week field study on anthrax in the Etosha National Park are presented. With one exception - a water sample from a natural fountain - Bacillus anthracis was only isolated from animal specimens or environmental samples associated with animals known to have or suspected of having died of anthrax and no environmental 'reservoir' for the bacterium could be identified. A preliminary serological survey indicated that naturally acquired anthrax specific antibody is rare ijn herbivores but common in carnivores in the park with titres in lions reflecting the degree of anthrax activity in their ranges
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Culture and serological results obtaidut during a 5-week field study on anthrax in the Etosha National Park are presented. With one exception - a water sample from a natural fountain - Bacillus anthracis was only isolated from animal specimens or environmental samples associated with animals known to have or suspected of having died of anthrax and no environmental 'reservoir' for the bacterium could be identified. A preliminary serological survey indicated that naturally acquired anthrax specific antibody is rare ijn herbivores but common in carnivores in the park with titres in lions reflecting the degree of anthrax activity in their ranges

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