Helminths in wild ruminants in Central Africa: impact on domestic ruminants
1981
Graber, M. (Ecole Nationale Veterinaire, Charbonnieres les Bains (France))
In Central Africa, internal parasitism of wild herbivores is in most cases due to specific helminths that affect domestic ruminants only rarely or not at all. Conversely, certain pathogenic parasites frequently found in zebus and sheep do not exist among wild ruminants. Nevertheless, certain infestations occur in both groups of herbivores. In areas where domestic and wild herds come into close contact, wild ruminants serve as parasite reservoirs and are likely to disperse a number of parasites over large areas. In order to prevent this type of contamination, treatments must be adapted to the nature of the parasite transmitted by the wild ruminants. This may be done through the use of wide-spectrum drugs capable of destroying simultaneously hepatic and gastric distomes, intestine and liver Anoplocephalidae, and most common nematodes.
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