Rodarte, Katie A.; Fair, Jeanne M.; Bett, Bernard K.; Kerfua, Susan D.; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo; Bartlow, Andrew W.(Frontiers Media, 2023-07-17)
Abattoirs are facilities where livestock are slaughtered and are an important
aspect in the food production chain. There are several types of abattoirs, which
differ in infrastructure and facilities, sanitation and PPE ...
The native Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa) is a relevant wildlife host for African swine fever (ASF) virus, contributing to infection maintenance and spread and representing a challenge for disease control. Combining ...
Newcastle disease (ND) is a highly contagious viral respiratory and neurological
disease that has a severe impact on poultry production worldwide. In the present
study, an expression platform was established for the ...
BACKGROUND : Sarcocephalus pobeguinii (Hua ex Pobég) is used in folk medicine to
treat oxidative-stress related diseases, thereby warranting the investigation of its
anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties. In our ...
Through a collaborative effort across six Sub-Saharan African countries, using recognized international assessment techniques, 23 stocks of three tick species (Rhipicephalus microplus, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and ...
Trichinella infections have been documented globally and have been detected in
wild and/or domestic animals except Antarctica. There is paucity of information in
the metabolic responses of hosts during Trichinella ...
INTRODUCTION : Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) bacteria are the most
prominent etiological agents of lymphadenitis in pigs. M. avium subspecies
hominissuis (MAH) is a member of MAC and has been reported in many parts
of ...
Mazloum, Ali; Van Schalkwyk, Antoinette; Babiuk, Shawn; Venter, Estelle Hildegard; Wallace, David Brian; Sprygin, Alexander(Frontiers Media, 2023-11-02)
Lumpy skin disease is recognized as a transboundary and emerging disease of
cattle, buffaloes and other wild ruminants. Being initially restricted to Africa, and
since 1989 the Middle East, the unprecedented recent spread ...
Ochai, Sunday Ochonu; Crafford, Jan Ernst; Kamath, Pauline L.; Turner, Wendy C.; Van Heerden, Henriette(Frontiers Media, 2023-07-11)
Disease monitoring in free-ranging wildlife is a challenge and often relies on
passive surveillance. Alternatively, proactive surveillance that relies on the
detection of specific antibodies could give more reliable and ...
Viljoen, Devon; Webb, E.C. (Edward Cottington); Myburgh, Jan G.; Truter, Johannes Christoff; Myburgh, Albert(Frontiers Media, 2023-09-18)
Population surveys of crocodilians using uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) or
drones may become accurate and cost-effective alternatives to more
traditional approaches. However, there are currently no quantitative methods
for ...
Kimble, J. Brian; Noronha, Leela; Trujillo, Jessie D.; Mitzel, Dana; Richt, Juergen A.; Wilson, William C.(Elsevier, 2024-07)
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a viral disease of domestic ruminants and wild hooved animals of Africa and the Middle East but can also infect humans. RVF virus is spread by several species of mosquitoes and causes intermittent ...
Temperate living primates cope with a variety of environmental stressors, which may vary by body mass. We studied two sympatric galagos, the thick-tailed greater galago, Otolemur crassicaudatus (1.5 kg) and the southern ...
Maritz-Olivier, Christine; Ferreira, Mariette; Olivier, Nicholas Abraham; Crafford, Jan Ernst; Stutzer, Christian(Springer, 2023-10)
Control of complex parasites via vaccination remains challenging, with the current combination
of vaccines and small drugs remaining the choice for an integrated control strategy.
Studies conducted to date, are providing ...
Foot-and-mouth disease is a controlled disease in accordance with the South African Animal Diseases Act (Act 35 of 1984). The country was classified by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) as having a FMD free ...
Bello, Umar M.; Madekurozwa, Mary-Catherine; Groenewald, Hermanus B.; Arukwe, Augustine; Aire, Tom A.(Springer, 2023-04)
Phthalate esters, such as di(n-butyl) phthalate, (DBP), are synthetic chemical pollutants commonly used as plasticizers
in the manufacture of plastics. In the present study, we investigated the effects of DBP in the testes ...
Imidacloprid is a systemic neonicotinoid insecticide widely used to combat agricultural pests and flea infestations
in dogs and cats. Despite its low toxicity to mammals, imidacloprid is reported to cause male ...
Mathesh, Karikalan; Manickam, Kesavan; Mallord, John W.; Mahendran, K.; Asok, Kumar M.; Saikia, Debasish; Chandra, Mohan S.; Beena, V.; Sree, Lakshmi P.; Prakash, Nikita; Shringarpure, Rohan; Pawde, Abhijit M.; Green, Rhys E.; Naidoo, Vinny; Prakash, Vibhu(Elsevier, 2023-10)
Population declines of Gyps vultures throughout South Asia were caused by unintentional poisoning by the
NSAID diclofenac, which was subsequently banned. However, other vulture-toxic NSAIDs are available,
including ...
Cape Vultures (Gyps coprotheres) are a vulnerable Old-World Vulture species in southern Africa. Of the numerous
threats to their survival, malicious and accidental poisonings remain a major concern. Despite the dangers ...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been declared one of the 10 global public health threats facing humanity by the World Health Organization. A review commissioned by the government of the United Kingdom found that by 2050 ...