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. 2015 Sep 17;10(9):e0138370. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138370

Table 1. List of animal species and number of serum samples used in this study.

Zoo serum samples
Order/Family/species/ subspecies Number Origin Place of birth
Perissodactyla Odd-toed ungulates
Equidae Captive Captive
Equus quagga antiquorum Damara zebra 6
Equus quagga boehmi Grant’s zebra 32
Equus quagga chapmani Chapman's zebra 1
Equus grevyi Grévy's zebra 17
Equus zebra hartmannae Hartmann's mountain zebra 33
Equus kiang Kiang 3
Equus ferus caballus Pony 4
Equus hemionus onager Onager 5
Equus africanus asinus Donkey 12
Equus africanus somalicus Somali wild ass 19
Rhinocerotidae Captive Captive
Ceratotherium simum White rhinoceros 64 26 captive
36 wild
2 unknown
Diceros bicornis Black rhinoceros 6 Captive
Artiodactyla Even-toed ungulates Captive Captive
Bovidae
Tragelaphus imberbis Lesser kudu 13
Hippotragus niger Sable antelope 12
Kobus megaceros Nile lechwe 7
Addax nasomaculatus Addax antelope 2
Taurotragus oryx Common eland 2
Ovibos moschatus Muskox 1
Giraffidae
Giraffa camelopardalis Giraffe 10
Okapia johnstoni Okapi 8
Cervidae
Alces alces alces Moose 1
Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus amphibious Hippopotamus 1
Carnivore Captive Captive
Ursidae
Ursus maritimus Polar bear 7
Ursus thibetanus Asian black bear 8
Felidae
Panthera leo krugeri White lion 1
Primates Captive Unknown
Cercopithecidae
Papio hamadryas Hamadryas baboon 1
Erythrocebus patas Patas monkey 1
Wild serum samples
Perissodactyla Wild Wild
Equidae
Equus quagga Plain zebra 41 40 Tanzania
1 Namibia
Rhinocerotidae
Diceros bicornis Black rhinoceros 17 Namibia
Artiodactyla Namibia Wild
Bovidae
Antidorcas marsupialis Springbok 20
Connochaetes gnou Black wildebeest 22
Carnivore Namibia Wild
Felidae
Panthera leo Lion 17
Canidae
Lycaon pictus African wild dog 6
Canis mesomelas Black-backed jackal 10
Hyaenidae
Crocuta crocuta Spotted hyaena 8
Proboscidea Namibia Wild
Elephantidae
Loxodonta africana African elephant 10