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Putative filariosis outbreak in white and black rhinoceros at Meru National Park in Kenya

BACKGROUND: Habitat and food supply loss and disruption, together with man’s pursuit of the animal’s unique horn pose significant threats to the charismatic rhinoceros. Filarial worms have been thought to cause cutaneous lesions in black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) in Kenya and South Africa, but n...

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Autores principales: Mutinda, Matthew, Otiende, Moses, Gakuya, Francis, Kariuki, Linus, Obanda, Vincent, Ndeere, David, Ndambiri, Ephantus, Kariuki, Edward, Lekolool, Isaac, Soriguer, Ramón C, Rossi, Luca, Alasaad, Samer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3480890/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22992297
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-5-206