Possible death of a buffalo calf (Syncercus caffer) due to suspected heartwater (Ehrlichia ruminantium) |
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Authors: | Pfitzer S Last R De Waal D T |
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Institution: | Pongola Animal Clinic, PO Box 682, Pongola 3170, South Africa. s.pfitzer@gmx.de |
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Abstract: | 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. |
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