Eco-epidemiological and pathological features of wildlife mortality events related to cyanobacterial bio-intoxication in the Kruger National Park, South Africa

Eco-epidemiological and pathological features of wildlife mortality events related to cyanobacterial bio-intoxication in the Kruger National Park, South Africa

Over the past decade, several clustered, multispecies, wildlife mortality events occurred in the vicinity of two man-made earthen dams in the southern and south central regions of the Kruger National Park, South Africa. On field investigation, heavy cyanobacterial blooms were visible in these impoun...

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Main Authors: Roy Bengis, Danny Govender, Emily Lane, Jan Myburgh, Paul Oberholster, Peter Buss, Leon Prozesky, Dewald Keet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
Subjects:
cyanobacterial bloom
eutrophication
hippopotamus
Microcystis spp
microcystins
Kruger National Park
eco-epidemiology
pathology
wildlife mortality
Online Access:https://jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/1391

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