Necropsy and parasitic findings from an adult forest buffalo (Syncerus caffer nanus) found dead in the Republic of Congo

Citation

Deem SL, Maisels F & Robbins RG (2005) Necropsy and parasitic findings from an adult forest buffalo (Syncerus caffer nanus) found dead in the Republic of Congo. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 51 (1), pp. 60-62. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-004-0072-x

Abstract
A field necropsy was performed on a recently dead adult forest buffalo, Syncerus caffer nanus, found in the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Republic of Congo. Based on the gross and histological lesions, the cause of death was determined to be conspecific fighting. Ectoparasites collected from this forest buffalo were Amblyomma sp. (larvae) and Rhipicephalus ziemanni Neumann. Endoparasites collected included a paramphistomid trematode, Carmyerius gregarius, and oocysts of Eimeria spp., paramphistomid eggs (presumably from C. gregarius), metastrongylid lungworm larvae, and strongylid eggs. Parasitic findings from this forest buffalo were compared to previous reports from savanna and forest buffalo.

Keywords
endoparasites; ectoparasites; forest buffalo; Nouabale-Ndoki National Park; Republic of Congo; Syncerus caffer nanus

Journal
European Journal of Wildlife Research: Volume 51, Issue 1

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Professor Fiona Maisels

Honorary Professor, Biological and Environmental Sciences