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A new filarial nematode (Onchocercidae) from warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) of the Kruger National Park

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

J. R. Palmieri ,
J. M. Pletcher ,
V. De Vos  and
J. Boomker
J. R. Palmieri
Affiliation:
Departments of Infectious & Parasitic Disease and Veterinary Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C. 20306, USA;
J. M. Pletcher
Affiliation:
Departments of Infectious & Parasitic Disease and Veterinary Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C. 20306, USA;
V. De Vos
Affiliation:
National Parks Board of Trustees, Private Bag X402, Skunkuza, 1350, Republic of South Africa;
J. Boomker
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, 0110, Republic of South Africa
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Abstract

Fifty-five warthogs [Phacochoerus aethiopicus (Suidae: Artiodactyla)] from the Kruger National Park, Republic of South Africa, were examined for parasites. Adult filarial nematodes were found in lymphatic vessels adjacent to peripheral and visceral lymph nodes, and microfilariae were found in lymph nodes and circulating blood. Both the adult parasite and the microfilaria are described. Specific identification is pending confirmation and recovery of intact adult specimens and microfilariae identical to those described herein.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 59 , Issue 3 , September 1985 , pp. 241 - 245
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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