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Hidden dynamics : community ecology and costs of parasite infection in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer)

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Henrichs, Brian

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Most wild animals are concurrently infected with multiple parasite species for most of their lives. These parasite species assemble into rich and diverse communities, with parasites using host tissues for growth and reproduction as well as evolving strategies to evade the host immune system. The net effect of these ecological...

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Masters Thesis

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the Kruger National Park (KNP), South Africa to test the hypothesis that community membership is
Rift Valley fever in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) : basic epidemiology and the role of bovine tuberculosis coinfection

Creator:

Beechler, Brianna

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Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic viral disease native to the African continent. Outbreaks tend to occur in the wet seasons, and can affect numerous mammalian species including African buffalo. It is debated how the virus survives the inter-epidemic period when it is not detected in mammalian populations,...

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Dissertation

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National Park, South Africa during a period of 1996 to 2007 and tested for antibodies to RVF. We found