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. 2020 Oct 19;14(10):e0008800. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008800

Table 8. List of wild animal species in which anthrax infection has been reported in Zimbabwe.

Family Common name Scientific name References
Bovidae African Buffalo Syncerus caffer [14,27]
Blue Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus [14,27,28]
Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus [14,28]
Common Duiker Sylvicapra grimmia [14]
Common Eland Taurotragus oryx [14,28]
Common Reedbuck Redunca arundinum [14,28]
Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros [14,28]
Impala Aepyceros melampus [14,27,28]
Klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus [14,28]
Nyala Tragelaphus angasii [14,28]
Roan Antelope Hippotragus equinus [14,28]
Sable Antelope Hippotragus niger [14,28]
Sharpe’s Grysbok
Waterbuck
Raphicerus sharpie [14]
Kobus ellipsiprymnus [14,28]
Canidae *Jackals (Species not identified)- [27]
Wild dog Lycaon pictus [14,28]
Cercopithecidae Chacma Baboon Papio ursinus [14,28]
Elephantidae African Elephant Loxodonta Africana [27]
Equidae Common Zebra Equus burchelli [14,28]
Felidae Caracal Caracal caracal [14]
Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus [14]
Leopard Panthera pardus [14,27,28]
Lion Panthera leo [14]
Giraffidae Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis [14,27,28]
Herpestidae *Mongoose (Species not identified)-
Banded Mongoose Mungos mungo [14]
Hippopotamidae Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibious [14,28]
Hyaenidae Spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta [14]
Orycteropodidae Aardvark Orycteropus afer [27]
Suidae Bush pig Potamochoerus larvatus [14,28]
Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus [14,28]
Viverridae African Civet Civettictis civetta [27]
Common Genet Genetta genetta [27]

*Jackals and mongooses were not identified to species level.