Cordophilosis and fatal gastro-intestinal verminosis in eland

Fatal cases of cordophilosis and gastro-intestinal verminosis in eland are reported. Some of these cases were complicated with heartwater or cytauxzoonosis. Cordophilosis resulted in acute cardiac arrest. Infestations with gastro-intestinal namatodes were responsible for extreme emaciation. Clinically affected eland responded dramatically to systemic treatment with levamisole hydrocholride.