Fatal heartwater in a captive sitatunga
Okoh, A.E.; Oyetunde, I.L.; Ibu, J.O.
Veterinary Record 118(25): 696
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4900 PMID: 3739182 Document Number: 275135
Cowdria ruminantium virulent for mice was demonstrated in the brain of an emaciated Tragelaphus spekei that died in a Nigerian zoo. The animal was infested with Amblyomma variegatum. This appears to be the first report of the disease in this species.
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