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Possible death of a buffalo calf (Syncercus caffer) due to suspected heartwater (Ehrlichia ruminantium) : clinical communication
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association | Vol 75, No 1 | a451 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v75i1.451
| © 2004 S. Pfitzer, R. Last, D.T. De Waal
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 18 June 2004 | Published: 18 June 2004
Submitted: 18 June 2004 | Published: 18 June 2004
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S. Pfitzer,R. Last,
D.T. De Waal,
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Rickettsial organisms resembling Ehrlichia ruminantium (the causative organism of heartwater) were demonstrated in brain smears and formalin-fixed brain sections derived from a buffalo calf that died on a private game reserve in northern KwaZulu-Natal. The possibility that the tick-free environment of a quarantine boma may have affected the calf 's immunity, is discussed. These findings suggest that monitoring heartwater in wild ruminants and making brain smears as a routine during post mortem evaluations of wild ruminants, should be encouraged.
Keywords
Buffalo; Cowdria Ruminantium; Cowdriosis; Ehrlichia Ruminantium; Heartwater; South Africa
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