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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Boomker, J.
• Junker, K.

Titel

Mediorhynchus gallinarum (Acanthocephala : Gigantorhynchidae) in Helmeted guineafowls, Numida meleagris, in the Kruger National Park, South Africa

Ist Teil von

• Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research, 2006-12, Vol.73 (4), p.283-292

Ort / Verlag

South Africa: AOSIS

Erscheinungsjahr

2006

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Mediorhynchus gallinarum was recovered from the small intestines of 36 of 50 Helmeted guineafowls sampled from August 1988 to May 1989. The intensity of infection ranged from 1-141 worms per host, with a mean intensity of 23.2 (+ 34) and a median intensity of 5. The Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test revealed no significant differences between the mean worm burdens of male and female birds at the 5% level (P > 0.05). Slightly more female than male acanthocephalans were collected. The majority (63.4%) of females had eggs with fully-developed embryos, 9% had immature eggs, 21.2% had no eggs and the egg status of 6.4% could not be determined. No seasonal pattern of intensity of infection emerged from the data, but worm burdens were markedly higher after good rains in February 1989. South Africa constitutes a new geographic record for M. gallinarum.