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Blood Parasites of the Impala (Aepyceros Melampus) in the Serengeti National Park
(1973) Irvin, A.D.; Omwoyo, P.; Purnell, R.E.; Peirce, M.A.; Schiemann, B.; East African Veterinary Research Organisation, Muguga, P.O. Kabete, Kenya. Serengeti Research Institute, Tanzania National Parks, P.O. Box 3144, Arusha, Tanzania
The incidence of parasites was: Theileria 44.7%, Trypanozoon 5.8%, Haematoxenus 2.3% and Borrelia 1.2%. There was no evidence that these parasites were pathogenic to their hosts. Rhipicephalus evertsi ticks collected from these animals showed a salivary gland infection rate of 5.4%. Haematoxenus has not been described previously from impala.