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Helminth parasites of Natal long-fingered bats, Miniopterus natalensis (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), in South Africa
2008
Junker, K.(University of Pretoria Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases) | Bain, O.(Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Parasitologie comparée et Modèles expérimentaux) | Boomker, J.(University of Pretoria Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases)
The helminth community infecting Miniopterus natalensis was studied at two localities, the De Hoop Nature Reserve (DHNR) (n = 57), Western Cape Province and Pretoria (n = 12), Gauteng Province, South Africa. Hosts from the DHNR had formed part of an earlier, unrelated study and were all pregnant females. A single hymenolepidid cestode species, the nematodes Molinostrongylus ornatus and Litomosa chiropterorum together with nematodes of the subfamily Capillariinae were present at both study sites, while a single digenean, Allassogonoporus sp., was only found in hosts from the DHNR. The prevalence of helminth infections was high at both localities, 68.4 % in the DHNR and 77.7 % in Pretoria, whereas the mean intensity of infection was low at the DHNR (3.76 ± 3.15), but higher in Pretoria (10.4 ± 9.9). Molinostrongylus ornatus and, to a lesser extent L. chiropterorum, were the main contributors to the higher intensities in Pretoria. The species richness ranged from 0 to 4 at both localities.
Mostrar más [+] Menos [-]The helminth community of Helmeted Guineafowls, Numida meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758), in the north of Limpopo Province, South Africa
2008
Junker, K.(University of Pretoria Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases) | Debusho, L.(University of Pretoria Department of Statistics) | Boomker, J.(University of Pretoria Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases)
The helminths of 15 Helmeted Guineafowls were collected in the north of Limpopo Province, South Africa. A total of 11 cestode, ten nematode and a single acanthocephalan species were present. Species richness ranged from 8 to 16 species per host, and nine core and nine secondary species accounted for 40.9 % of the component parasite community. The remaining 18.2 % comprised satellite species. Core species represented 91 % of all the worms present. Individual intensities ranged from 66 to 2 724 per host and overdispersion was pronounced. There were no significant differences regarding the abundance and species richness between male and female hosts. The number of component species and overall abundance did not differ significantly between juvenile and adult hosts, but Cyrnea parroti was significantly more abundant, and the prevalence of Hadjelia truncata was higher in young birds than in adults. In contrast, Gongylonema congolense and Porogynia paronai were absent in juveniles, but had a prevalence of 60 % and 70 %, respectively, in adults. Pairwise Spearman's rank correlation yielded one positive and 10 negative significant species correlations. A single trematode, Dicrocoelium macrostomum, was collected from five of nine guineafowls, but was not included in the helminth community study.
Mostrar más [+] Menos [-]Redescription of some Spauligodon spp. and Parapharyngodon spp., and of Skrjabinodon mabuyae (Sandground, 1936) Inglis, 1968 (Pharyngodonidae: Oxyuroidea) from insectivorous South African lizards
2002
Hering-Hagenbeck, S.F.B.N. (Pretoria Univ., Onderstepoort (South Africa). Veterinary Tropical Diseases Dept.) | Petter, A.J. | Boomker, J.
A survey of parasitic nematode infections of chickens in rural Zimbabwe
2001
Mukaratirwa, S. | Hove, T. (Zimbabwean Univ., Harare (Zimbabwe). Paraclinical Veterinary Studies Dept.) | Esmann, J.B. | Hoj, C.J. | Permin, A. | Nansen, P.
Parasites of domestic and wild animals in South Africa. XXXIX. Helminth and arthropod parasites of Angora goats in the southern Karoo [South Africa]
2001
Horak, I.G. (Pretoria Univ., Onderstepoort (South Africa). Veterinary Tropical Diseases Dept.) | Macivor, K.M.De F. | Greeff, C.J.
Oral administration of mebendazole failed to reduce nematode egg shedding in captive African gazelles
2001
Ortiz, J. | Ruiz de Ybanez, M.R. (Veterinary Faculty, Murcia (Spain)) | Abaigar, T. | Garijo, M. | Espeso, G. | Cano, M.
Molineus cati n. sp. (Nematoda, Trichostrongylina, Molineoidae), a parasite of feral cats, Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 in South Africa
2000
Durette-Desset, M.-C. | Boomker, J. | Malan, F.S.
Spauligodon timbavatiensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Pharyngodonidae) from Pachydactylus turneri (Sauria: Gekkonidae) in the Northern Province, South Africa
1998
Hering-Hagenbeck, S.F.B.N. (Humboldt Univ., Berlin (Germany). Inst. for Molecular Parasitology) | Boomker, J.
Camallanus polypteri n. sp. (Nematoda: Camallanidae) in freshwater fishes from Burkina Faso
1997
Kabre, G.B. (Ouagadougou Univ. (Burkina Faso). Parasitology and Immunology Laboratory) | Petter, A.J.
The occurrence of Contracaecum sp. larvae (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in the catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell)from Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe
2004
Barson, M. (Zimbabwe Univ., Harare (Zimbabwe). Biological Sciences Dept.)