Preliminary report of transfrontier disease surveillance in free-ranging buffalo in the Caprivi Strip, Namibia.
A capture operation to ascertain the health status of free-ranging buffalo (Syncerus caffer) from six areas in the Caprivi Strip in the north-east corner of Namibia is described. In-depth reports on buffalo capture operations and their cost, with detailed descriptions of diseases for research purposes, sampling techniques, field processing of samples and laboratory-related costs are still lacking in the literature. This paper describes materials, methods and the related costs of a disease surveillance operation conducted among buffalo in Namibia. The survey attempted to provide information designed to improve the control of infectious diseases in the Caprivi Strip, a key area bordering Angola, Zambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe.
Capobianco Dondona
Andrea
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Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise 'G. Caporale', Via Campo Boario, 64100 Teramo, Italy. a.capobianco@izs.it
Jago
Mark
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Lelli
Rossella
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Marais
Anna
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Scacchia
Massimo
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D000818:Animals; D002020:Buffaloes; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D008297:Male; D009276:Namibia; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods