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The prevalence of canine distemper virus antibodies in wild carnivores in the Kruger National Park and Marakele Park
Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2010.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/27074 The prevalence of canine distemper virus antibodies in wild carnivores in the Kruger National Park and Marakele Park Van Vuuren, Moritz angelique1981@hotmail.com Cronwright-Snoeren, Angelique Marakele National Park Wild carnivores Kruger National Park UCTD Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2010. A description is given of a prevalence study of canine distemper virus antibodies in large carnivores in the Kruger National Park and Marakele National Park in South Africa. The serum-virus neutralization test was used to determine the prevalence of antibodies in different carnivore species in Kruger National Park and Marakele National Park. The species tested included 198 lions, 33 hyenas, 23 wild dogs and a leopard. The results demonstrated a total of 69 (34.8%) positive sera from lions. Moreover, CDV neutralizing antibodies were present in 25 (75.8%) hyena sera, 18 (78.3%) wild dog sera and the serum of one leopard. The results demonstrate that canine distemper virus is present in the Kruger National Park and that removal of the fences between the Kruger National Park and other conservation areas may pose a risk for spreading infectious diseases to susceptible species. Further work would be required to determine the prevalence of CDV in neighbouring regions. Only then risks can be estimated. Copyright Veterinary Tropical Diseases unrestricted 2013-09-07T10:22:49Z 2010-08-06 2013-09-07T10:22:49Z 2010-04-16 2010-08-06 2010-08-06 Dissertation Cronwright-Snoeren, A 2010, The prevalence of canine distemper virus antibodies in wild carnivores in the Kruger National Park and Marakele Park, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27074 > E10/341/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27074 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08062010-171656/ © 2010, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Marakele National Park Wild carnivores Kruger National Park UCTD The prevalence of canine distemper virus antibodies in wild carnivores in the Kruger National Park and Marakele Park |
| title | The prevalence of canine distemper virus antibodies in wild carnivores in the Kruger National Park and Marakele Park |
| title_full | The prevalence of canine distemper virus antibodies in wild carnivores in the Kruger National Park and Marakele Park |
| title_fullStr | The prevalence of canine distemper virus antibodies in wild carnivores in the Kruger National Park and Marakele Park |
| title_full_unstemmed | The prevalence of canine distemper virus antibodies in wild carnivores in the Kruger National Park and Marakele Park |
| title_short | The prevalence of canine distemper virus antibodies in wild carnivores in the Kruger National Park and Marakele Park |
| title_sort | prevalence of canine distemper virus antibodies in wild carnivores in the kruger national park and marakele park |
| topic | Marakele National Park Wild carnivores Kruger National Park UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27074 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08062010-171656/ |