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Theses and Dissertations (Veterinary Tropical Diseases): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)This thesis offers a comprehensive examination of Brucella melitensis in South African wildlife, with a particular focus on sable antelopes (Hippotragus niger). The research encompasses an extensive review of existing ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019-11)Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a viral haemorrhagic disease caused by a segmented single stranded RNA virus of the Bunyavirales order, Phenuiviridae family. The virus causes severe disease in both humans and animals and epidemics ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)Bovine brucellosis (BB) and bovine tuberculosis (bTB) are endemic in Rwanda; however, little is known about the diseases. Before this study, there were only three serological studies on BB, two serological studies on human ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-03-05)Amblyomma, the third largest genus in the Ixodidae, are known for their vibrant decorative appearance and aggressive hunting behaviour. The genus comprises 24 species found across the African continent, with 17 identified ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)One Health (OH) is a concept that emphasises the interconnected nature of human, animal and environmental health. To achieve complete health through a OH approach, transdisciplinary work is required to ensure that different ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-03)This study assessed knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding brucellosis among cattle farmers (n=264), meat handlers (n=143) and medical professionals (n=124); estimated seroprevalence of Brucella infection in cattle ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020-10)Bovine theileriosis is a serious veterinary challenge that is responsible for high cattle mortalities and thus limiting cattle production and improvement in the smallholder farming sector of Zimbabwe (Lawrence, 1994). ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-05)Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious and widely distributed disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals. The exact role played by goats in the epidemiology of the Southern African Territories (SAT) serotypes is ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-04)Experimental protozoal infections can provide novel insights into the host’s response before presentation to the veterinarian. The aim of this study was to track endocrine variables longitudinally in an experimental Babesia ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020-10)Contagious equine metritis (CEM) is a non-systemic, venereally-transmitted disease of horses caused by the bacterium, Taylorella equigenitalis. The second member of the genus, Taylorella asinigenitalis, is found in donkeys ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) are efficient maintenance hosts of three serotypes of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus in South Africa, namely the South African Territories (SAT) types 1-3 viruses. Of these, the SAT-1 ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022-08)Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is an obligate protozoan parasite in warm-blooded animals of global importance and affecting approximately 30-50 % of the human population (approximately more than two billion people) worldwide. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-10-01)The inactivated foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine's protection is dependent on the intact component of the FMD virus (FMDV) antigen, the 146S antigen particle. Sucrose density gradient (SDG) centrifugation is the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-01-30)Bovine anaplasmosis is amongst the three most important tick-borne diseases (TBDs) of ruminants in southern Africa and results in major economic losses in food and animal production not only in southern Africa but also on ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-04-03)Heartwater is one of the major tick-borne diseases of both domestic and some wild ruminants in Africa and some Caribbean islands. The disease is caused by Ehrlichia ruminantium, a member of the phylum Proteobacteria and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-11-30)Babesia caballi is an intra-erythrocytic parasite causing equine piroplasmosis (EP). Three genotypes (A, B, and C) have been identified based on the 18S ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) and rhoptry-associated protein-1 ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-12-01)Theileria haneyi is an apicomplexan parasite that is closely related to Theileria equi, a known causative agent of equine piroplasmosis. Theileria equi genotypes A, B, C, and D have been reported to occur in South African ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024)Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease that primarily affects domestic animals, including cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs. FMD virus is an RNA virus with seven serotypes, six of which are found ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a transboundary animal disease that significantly impacts livestock production, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where five of the seven FMDV serotypes exist. Eradication is deemed near ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-08)Rabies is a fatal and neglected viral disease representing one of the major public and veterinary health concerns in developing countries, particularly in Africa. The prototype causative agent (Rabies lyssavirus (RABV)) ...
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