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Cutaneous filariasis in free-ranging rothschild’s giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) in Uganda

Journal of Wildlife Diseases, Volume 56, No. 1, Year 2020

Across Africa, wild giraffes suffer from a variety of skin disorders of mostly unknown etiology. With their populations already threatened from anthropogenic factors, it is important to understand infectious disease risks to giraffes. Here we describe filarid parasites and a portion of their genetic sequence associated with skin disease in Rothschild’s giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) in Uganda.

Whittier, Christopher A.
1. United States, Grafton Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Murray, Suzan Z.
1. United States, Washington Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Holder, Kali
1. United States, Washington, D.c. National Zoological Park
McGraw, Sabrina
1. United States, Washington, D.c. National Zoological Park
Fleischer, Robert C.
1. United States, Washington, D.c. National Zoological Park
Cortes-Rodriguez, Nandadevi
1. United States, Washington, D.c. National Zoological Park
Black, Peter
1. United States, Tampa Tampa Bay Research Corporation
Yordi, Robert
1. United States, Tampa Tampa Bay Research Corporation
Keigwin, Michael
1. Uganda, Kampala Uganda Conservation Foundation
Enyel, Eric
1. Uganda, Kampala Uganda Wildlife Authority
Atimnedi, Patrick
1. Uganda, Kampala Uganda Wildlife Authority

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Cutaneous filariasis in free-ranging rothschild’s giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) in Uganda

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