Javare Gowda Ananda K, Dharanesha N K, Giridhar P, Byre Gowda S M
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College, KVAFSU, Shimoga, 577204 India.
Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory and Information Centre, IAH&VB, KVAFSU, Dhanvantry Road, Mysore, 570001 India.
J Parasit Dis. 2017 Jun;41(2):364-366. doi: 10.1007/s12639-016-0805-2. Epub 2016 Jun 9.
In the present study, post-mortem was conducted on a female elephant aged about 37 years died at Rajeev Gandhi National Park, Hunsur, Mathigoodu Elephant Camp, Karnataka state. The animal suffered with diarrhoea, anorexia, dehydration and was unable to walk for about one week before death and was treated with antibiotics and fluid therapy for three days. The post-mortem examination revealed that, the gastric mucosa was severely congested, hyperaemic and numerous stomach bots attached to the mucosa. The bots were recovered from the gastric mucosa and processed for species identification. The posterior spiracles of the bots showed three longitudinal parallel slits in each spiracle, the abdominal segments had a row of belt like triangular shaped spines and the anterior end had two powerful oral hooks with cephalo-pharyngeal skeleton. Based on the above said morphological characters, the bots were identified as This seems to be the first report of in free range wild elephant from Karnataka state.
在本研究中，对一头约37岁的雌性大象进行了尸检，该大象死于卡纳塔克邦洪苏尔拉吉夫·甘地国家公园马蒂古杜大象营地。这头大象患有腹泻、厌食、脱水症状，死前约一周无法行走，曾接受了三天的抗生素和液体疗法治疗。尸检发现，胃黏膜严重充血、出血，且有大量胃蝇蛆附着在黏膜上。从胃黏膜上取下胃蝇蛆并进行物种鉴定处理。胃蝇蛆的后气门在每个气门上有三条纵向平行的裂缝，腹部节段有一排带状三角形棘刺，前端有两个带有头咽骨架的有力口钩。根据上述形态特征，这些胃蝇蛆被鉴定为 这似乎是卡纳塔克邦自由放养野生大象中 的首次报告。
