TY - JOUR
T1 - Parasites and parasite stages of free-ranging wild lions (panthera leo) of Northern Tanzania
AU - Bjork, Kathe E.
AU - Averbeck, Gary A.
AU - Stromberg Jr, Bert E
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Fecal samples from 33 lions (Panthera leo) in Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area in northern Tanzania contained 19 different parasites, 12 of which, including Aelurostrongylus sp., a species of Acanthocephala, a species of Anoplocephalidae, Capillaria sp., Demodex sp., Eimeria sp., Habronema sp., Isospora felis, Isospora rivolta, one species of Isospora that was previously undescribed from lions, one species of Trematoda that was previously undescribed from lions, and Trichuris sp., were new reports for lions. Seven other species had been previously reported from lions.
AB - Fecal samples from 33 lions (Panthera leo) in Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area in northern Tanzania contained 19 different parasites, 12 of which, including Aelurostrongylus sp., a species of Acanthocephala, a species of Anoplocephalidae, Capillaria sp., Demodex sp., Eimeria sp., Habronema sp., Isospora felis, Isospora rivolta, one species of Isospora that was previously undescribed from lions, one species of Trematoda that was previously undescribed from lions, and Trichuris sp., were new reports for lions. Seven other species had been previously reported from lions.
KW - Africa
KW - Lion
KW - Panthera leo
KW - Parasites
KW - Serengeti
KW - Survey
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U2 - 10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0056:PAPSOF]2.0.CO;2
DO - 10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0056:PAPSOF]2.0.CO;2
M3 - Article
C2 - 10884125
AN - SCOPUS:0034149271
SN - 1042-7260
VL - 31
SP - 56
EP - 61
JO - Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
JF - Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
IS - 1
ER -
