Incidence of helminthic infection among annually dewormed captive elephants

Saseendran, P. C.; Rajendran, S.; Subramanian, Hariharan; Sasikumar, M.; Vivek, G; Anil, K. S.

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“…Among trematodes, Bivitellobilharzia nairi was recorded in one (9.09%) Elephant which was reported earlier by Sundarm et al, (1972) and Islam (1994). The incidence of helminth recorded in the present study were also reported by Watve (1995) and Saseedharan et al (2004). The low incidence of helminth infection among wild elephants might be due to lesser number of availability of intermediate hosts especially snail, etc among river banks which may be flushed out during heavy rainy season in dense forest and also the adverse environment temperature in the forest makes it unsuitable for intermediate host.…”

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Incidence of helminth ova in Indian Elephants Elephas maximus at Theppakadu, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu

Arunachalam¹,

Raman²,

Harikrishnan³

2007

Zoos Print J.

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Incidence of helminth ova in Indian Elephants Elephas maximus at Theppakadu, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu

Arunachalam¹,

Raman²,

Harikrishnan³

2007

Zoos Print J.

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“…Indeed, surveys to assess parasite prevalence and load in Asian elephants are seldom reported in the literature. Collating data largely from captive Asian elephants, Fowler & Mikota (2006) (Saseendran et al 2004, Chandrasekharan et al 2009, and in Asian elephants in the Myanmar timber industry, gastrointestinal roundworms and liver flukes directly account for 8% of deaths (n = 2806) and contribute to 13% of deaths associated with 'weakness' (Mar 2007).…”

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First parasitological survey of Endangered Bornean elephants Elephas maximus borneensis

Hing¹,

Othman²,

Nathan³

et al. 2013

Endang. Species. Res.

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Relatively few studies have been carried out on the parasites of free-ranging wild animal species, which has led to a lack of baseline parasitological data. This is a concern because endoparasites can have an important influence on fitness and survival, particularly in small populations of endangered species. This field study is the first parasitological survey of Endangered Bornean elephants Elephas maximus borneensis. Using a special modification of the McMaster method, trematode, cestode and nematode ova were identified in the faeces of wild Bornean elephants in 2 key range areas in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo: the Tabin Wildlife Reserve and the Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary. Preliminary comparisons between the sites suggest that prevalence, load and diversity vary between the two, leading to hypotheses on host, parasite and environmental factors which may affect endoparasite infection dynamics in wild Bornean elephants. This study provides an initial catalogue of parasite types in the Bornean elephant and reports on endoparasite prevalence and load, valuable baseline data for future research.KEY WORDS: Bornean elephant · Endoparasites · Trematode · Cestode · Nematode · Anoplocephala · Fasciola Resale or republication not permitted without written consent of the publisherEndang Species Res 21: [223][224][225][226][227][228][229][230] 2013 wildlife and habitat health because environmental changes impact upon hosts, parasites and their shared environment (Lafferty 1997, Marcogliese 2005. In 2012 for the very first time, a chapter in a conservation textbook was dedicated to links be tween habitat loss, habitat fragmentation and infectious disease ecology (Suzan et al. 2012). Habitat loss and fragmentation can affect infection dy namics via a variety of mechanisms, including hindering animal movement, impeding gene flow (Coulon et al. 2004), facilitating edge effects (Chapman et al. 2006a), introducing environmental contamination (Deem et al. 2001), altering the ecology of intermediate hosts (Page et al. 2001), changing host population size and density (Mbora & McPeek 2009), limiting nutrition (Chapman et al. 2006b), facilitating contact and conflict with people (Nelson et al. 2003), and subjecting animals to psychological and physiological stress, thereby affecting immunocompetence (McCallum & Dobson 2002). Parasites have the potential to be used as indicators of stress in wildlife threatened by habitat fragmentation (Schwitzer et al. 2010).The main threats to the survival of Bornean elephants Elephas maximus borneensis (Fig. 1), and indeed Asian elephants E. maximus on the mainland, are anthropogenic habitat loss and fragmentation (Ambu et al. 2012). Asian elephants, including Bornean elephants, are listed by the IUCN as Endangered (Choudhury et al. 2008). Bornean elephants are morphometrically distinct, with larger ears, longer tails, straighter tusks and a more rounded body shape than Asian elephants on the mainland (Othman et al. 2008). Arguably, Bornean elephants are a genetically distinct ...

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“…Given the widely differing husbandry conditions in which elephants are managed under the three systems (Vanitha 2007;Vanitha et al 2008Vanitha et al , 2009, it is meaningful to ask whether there is variability in the prevalence of parasites in the different management systems. There have been studies on the prevalence of parasitic infection in captive elephants managed in nature reserves (Arunachalam et al 2007), zoological gardens (Suresh et al 2001) and Hindu temples (Saseedran et al 2003). This paper presents data comparing the occurrence of intestinal parasites among captive elephants in three management systems during various seasons and among various age-sex classes in Tamil Nadu.…”

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Prevalence of intestinal parasites among captive Asian Elephants Elephas maximus: effect of season, host demography, and management systems in Tamil Nadu, India

Vanitha¹,

Thiyagesan²,

Baskaran³

2011

J. Threat. Taxa

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Incidence of helminthic infection among annually dewormed captive elephants

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Incidence of helminth ova in Indian Elephants Elephas maximus at Theppakadu, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu

Incidence of helminth ova in Indian Elephants Elephas maximus at Theppakadu, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu

First parasitological survey of Endangered Bornean elephants Elephas maximus borneensis

Prevalence of intestinal parasites among captive Asian Elephants Elephas maximus: effect of season, host demography, and management systems in Tamil Nadu, India

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