Abstract

HARRIS, D.James et al. Screening for Hepatozoon parasites in gerbils and potential predators in South Africa. J. S. Afr. Vet. Assoc. [online]. 2017, vol.88, n.1, pp.1-4. ISSN 2224-9435.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v88.1339.

Samples of gerbils and their potential predators were screened for the presence of Hepatozoon parasites (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) using both microscopic examination and sequencing of partial 18S rRNA sequences. Positive samples were compared to published sequences in a phylogenetic framework. The results indicate that genets can be infected with Hepatozoon felis. A Cape fox was infected with Hepatozoon canis, whereas the sequence from an infected rodent fell within a group of parasites primarily recovered from other rodents and snakes.

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