Publications by authors named "Zoe Tess Lara Lindhorst"
Year after year: Recurrent infections in American bison () calves in a zoo.
Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl
December 2024
(Nematoda: Ascaridida) is a common parasite of cattle and buffaloes in tropical and subtropical regions and the causative agent of toxocarosis in calves. In Europe, sporadic infections have been reported in cattle, but also in bovines held at zoological gardens. Here, we report infections in a herd of American bison () kept at the Vienna Zoo, Austria, which occurred in 2023 and 2024.
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- * Researchers collected blood or spleen samples from 220 badgers in nine countries between 2017 and 2021 and used PCR analysis and sequencing to identify various VBPs present in the animals.
- * Key findings revealed the presence of several pathogens, including different types of Babesia, Trypanosoma pestanai, and Mycoplasma, while Rickettsia, Bartonella, and filarioid nematodes were not detected.