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A gigantic Protostrongylus, P. africanus sp.nov., and other lung nematodes of antelopes in the Serengeti, Tanzania

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

J. A. Dinnik  and
R. Sachs
J. A. Dinnik
Affiliation:
East African Veterinary Research Organization, Muguga, P.O. Kabete, Kenya
R. Sachs
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Science, University College Nairobi, Kenya
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It was found that antelopes in the Serengeti area, Tanzania, East Africa, are heavily infested with lung nematodes. Five species of the family Protostrongylidae, namely, Protostrongylus africanus sp.nov., P. etoshai Ortlepp, P. gazellae Yeh, Pneumostrongylus calcaratus Mönnig and P. cornigerus Ortlepp, as well as one species of the family Dictyocaulidae, Dictycaulus viviparus (Bloch), were recorded.

A detailed description of Protostrongylus africanus sp.nov., which is conspicuous for its gigantic size, is given, and the lesions caused by this lung nematode are described.

The distribution and incidence of lung nematodes in the various antelope species are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 58 , Issue 4 , November 1968 , pp. 819 - 829
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1968

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