Spongiform encephalopathy in a herd of greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) : epidemiological observations
Kirkwood, J.K.; Cunningham, A.A.; Wells, G.A.; Wilesmith, J.W.; Barnett, J.E.
Veterinary Record 133(15): 360-364
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4900 PMID: 8256421 Document Number: 409473
A small herd of greater kudu, derived from 3 individuals, has been maintained at the Zoological Society of London since 1970. Spongiform encephalopathy has been diagnosed in 5 out of 8 of the animals born in this herd since 1987. With the possible exception of the first confirmed case, none of these is thought to have been exposed to feeds containing ruminant-derived protein. The pattern of incidence suggests that greater kudu are very susceptible to the disease and that natural lateral transmission may have occurred among them.