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.