Coccidies et coccidioses intestinales de la chèvre du Sahel (Hircus reversus) au Sénégal avec la description d'une espèce nouvelle

Eight Eimeria species, of which one of them was new, were found in Sahel goats (Hircus reversus) from Senegal: E. arloingi, E. kocharli, E. alijevi, E. ninakohlyakimovae, E. christenseni, E. hirci, E. caprovina, and Eimeria panguii n. sp. Oocysts of Eimeria panguii n. sp. were ovoid, without a micropylar cap and measured 48.19 ± 0.73 x 32.45 ± 0.97 µm (45-50 x 29-36 µm). The micropyl was small. Oocyst residua were present. Sporocysts were ovoid, 16.86 ± 0.77 x 8.93 ± 0.34 µm (15-18 x 8-10 µm). The Stieda body was absent, whereas sporocyst residua were present. Both sporozoites were sickle-shaped, in an inverted position with each other and overlapped each other from both ends. Experimental transmission of these species to a kid revealed thicknening of the gut epithelial cells, perforation of the intestine mucosa and loss of its microvilli.