reveals widespread exposure to the pathogen in free-range and
captive lions in Zimbabwe.
Running title: Widespread exposure to B. anthracis in African
lions.
1* Norman L. Mukarati, 2† Okechukwu
C. Ndumnego, 2Sunday O. Ochai,2Solomon Jauro, 8Andrew Loveridge,2Henriette van Heerden, 1Gift
Matope, 3,4,5Alexandre Caron,9Tapiwa G. Hanyire, 3,6,7Michel de
Garine-Wichatitsky and 1Davies M. Pfukenyi.
1Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Zimbabwe, Harare.
Zimbabwe.
2Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort,
Pretoria, South Africa.
3ASTRE, Univ. de Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier, France
4CIRAD, UMR ASTRE, RP-PCP, Maputo, Mozambique
5Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo,
Mozambique
6CIRAD, UMR ASTRE, Bangkok, Thailand
7Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
8Department of Zoology, Oxford University. UK.
9Department of Veterinary Services, 18 Borrowdale, Harare, Zimbabwe.
† Current address: Moredun
Scientific, Pentlands Science Park, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
11*Author for correspondence: Dr Norman Leo Mukarati,
Department of Clinical Veterinary Studies, Faculty of Veterinary
Science, University of Zimbabwe, , Harare. Zimbabwe. Email addresses:
mukaratin@gmail.com;
nmukarati@vet.uz.ac.zw