Browsing Research Articles (University of Pretoria) by Author "Banda, Frank"

Browsing Research Articles (University of Pretoria) by Author "Banda, Frank"

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  • Characterization of foot-and-mouth disease viruses in Zambia-implications for the epidemiology of the disease in southern Africa 
    Banda, Frank; Sinkala, Yona; Mataa, Liywalli; Lebea, Phiyani; Sikombe, Tingiya; Kangwa, Henry L.; Fana, Elliot M.; Mokopasetso, Mokganedi; Wadsworth, Jemma; Knowles, Nick J.; King, Donald P.; Quan, Melvyn (MDPI, 2021-10)
    The livestock industry supports livelihood and nutritional security of at least 42% of people in the Southern African Development Community region. However, presence of animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease poses ...
  • The first detection of a serotype O foot-and-mouth disease virus in Namibia 
    Banda, Frank; Quan, Melvyn; Shilongo, Albertina; Hikufe, Emmanuel H.; Khaiseb, Siegfried; Kabajani, Juliet; Shikongo, Beatrice; Paul, Set; Kapapero, Joseph K.; Shoombe, Kenneth K.; Zaire, Georgina; Kabilika, Swithine; Quan, Melvyn; Fana, Elliot M.; Mokopasetso, Mokganedi; Hyera, Joseph M.K.; Wadsworth, Jemma; Knowles, Nick J.; Di Nardo, Antonello; King, Donald P. (Wiley, 2022-09)
    This report describes the molecular characterization of a serotype O foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) recovered from a field outbreak in the Zambezi region, Namibia during July 2021. Sequence analysis demonstrates ...
  • The immunogenicity of a foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype O vaccine in commercial and subsistence cattle herds in Zambia 
    Banda, Frank; Ludi, Anna B.; Wilsden, Ginette; Browning, Clare; Kangwa, Henry L.; Mooya, Lynnfield; Ngoma, Masuzyo; Muuka, Geoffrey M.; Mundia, Cornelius; Fandamu, Paul; Paton, David J.; King, Donald P.; Quan, Melvyn (MDPI, 2023-12-05)
    The recent introduction of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus serotype O (O/EA-2 topotype) in Southern Africa has changed the epidemiology of the disease and vaccine requirements of the region. Commercial and subsistence ...