Prevalence of Hematozoans in Lions (Panthera leo) and Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) in Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

1 July 1990

journal article
research article
Published by Wildlife Disease Association in Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Vol. 26 (3) , 392-394
https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-26.3.392

Abstract

Lions (Panthera leo) and cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) from the Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area, Tanzania were examined for the presence of blood protozoans. Twenty-eight percent of the lions were infected with Trypanosoma sp. and the prevalence of trypanosome infection varied significantly between adjacent habitats. All of the animals were infected wtih Hepatozoon sp. and a Theileria sp.-like piroplasm that was morphologically indistinguishable from Theileria felis.

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