Browsing by UP Author "Michel, Anita Luise"

Browsing by UP Author "Michel, Anita Luise"

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  • African 2, a clonal complex of Mycobacterium bovis epidemiologically important in East Africa 
    Berg, Stefan; Garcia-Pelayo, M. Carmen; Muller, Borna; Hailu, Elena; Asiimwe, Benon; Kremer, Kristin; Dale, James; Boniotti, M. Beatrice; Rodriguez, Sabrina; Hilty, Markus; Rigouts, Leen; Firdessa, Rebuma; Machado, Adelina; Mucavele, Custodia; Ngandolo, Bongo Nare Richard; Bruchfeld, Judith; Boschiroli, Laura; Muller, Annelle; Sahraoui, Naima; Pacciarini, Maria; Cadmus, Simeon I.B.; Joloba, Moses; Van Soolingen, Dick; Michel, Anita Luise; Djønne, Berit; Aranaz, Alicia; Zinsstag, Jakob; Van Helden, Paul David; Portaels, Francoise; Kazwala, Rudovick R.; Kallenius, Gunilla; Hewinson, R. Glyn; Aseffa, Abraham; Gordon, Stephen V.; Smith, Noel H. (American Society for Microbiology, 2011-02)
    We have identified a clonal complex of Mycobacterium bovis isolated at high frequency from cattle in Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania, and Ethiopia. We have named this related group of M. bovis strains the African 2 (Af2) clonal ...
  • The African buffalo : a villain for inter-species spread of infectious diseases in southern Africa 
    Michel, Anita Luise; Bengis, Roy G. (Agricultural Research Council, ARC-OVI and the University of Pretoria, 2012)
    The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a large wild bovid which until recently ranged across all but the driest parts of sub-Saharan Africa, and their local range being limited to about 20 km from surface water. They ...
  • Approaches to increase recovery of bacterial and fungal abortion agents in domestic ruminants 
    Jonker, Annelize; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.); Michel, Anita Luise (AOSIS, 2023-01-11)
    Abortions in domestic ruminants cause significant economic losses to farmers. Determining the cause of an abortion is important for control efforts, but it can be challenging. All available diagnostic methods in the ...
  • Approaches towards optimising the gamma interferon assay for diagnosing Mycobacterium bovis infection in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) 
    Michel, Anita Luise; Cooper, Dave; Jooste, J.; De Klerk-Lorist, Lin Mari; Jolles, Anna E. (Elsevier, 2010-10)
    The application of diagnostic tests for bovine tuberculosis in wildlife poses formidable technical difficulties and the use of the gamma interfer on assay offers a simplified approach to testing wild animal species. We ...
  • An assessment of zoonotic and production limiting pathogens in rusa deer (Cervus timorensis rusa) from Mauritius 
    Jori, Ferran J.; Godfroid, Jacques; Michel, Anita Luise; Potts, A.D.; Jaumally, Mahmad Reshad; Sauzier, Jacqueline; Roger, Matthieu (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014-08)
    A population of approximately 70 000 rusa deer (Cervus timorensis russa) represents the most important mammal species reared for food on the island of Mauritius, being the main source of red meat for the local population. ...
  • Bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis in cattle and African buffalo in the Limpopo National Park, Mozambique 
    Tanner, Manfred; Inlameia, Osvaldo; Michel, Anita Luise; Maxlhuza, Gabriel; Pondja, Alberto; Fafetine, Jose; Macucule, Balthazar; Zacarias, Massicame; Manguele, Joaquim; Moiane, Ivania; Marranangumbe, Angelica Suzana; Mulandane, Fernando; Schönfeld, Christine; Moser, Irmgard; Van Helden, Paul David; Machado, Adelina (Wiley, 2015-12)
    Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) and brucellosis are prevalent in buffaloes of the Kruger National Park (KNP, South Africa). Both diseases were considered to have no or a very low prevalence in wildlife and livestock in and ...
  • Bovine tuberculosis in buffaloes, Southern Africa 
    De Garine-Wichatitsky, Michel; Caron, Alexandre; Gomo, Calvin; Foggin, Chris M.; Dutlow, Keith; Pfukenyi, Davies M.; Lane, Emily P.; Le Bel, Sebastien; Hofmeyr, Markus; Hlokwe, Tiny Motlatso; Michel, Anita Luise (Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010-05)
  • Challenges for controlling bovine tuberculosis in South Africa 
    Arnot, L.F. (Luke); Michel, Anita Luise (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2020-02)
    All effects taken together, bovine tuberculosis (bTB) has a long-term detrimental effect on bovine herds and many wildlife species in South Africa. The disease is not only found in domestic cattle but also in African ...
  • Characteristics of tuberculosis patients and the evaluation of compliance to the national TB management guidelines at clinics in a rural community from Mpumalanga province, South Africa 
    Musoke, Jolly; Michel, Anita Luise (Medpharm Publications, NISC (Pty) Ltd, Taylor & Francis, and Informa business, 2016-05-25)
    This study serves as baseline investigation into tuberculosis (TB) patient population characteristics and the compliance of clinics in rural settings to the national TB guidelines in terms of diagnosing the disease. A ...
  • Comparative genomics and proteomic analysis of four non-tuberculous Mycobacterium species and Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex: occurrence of shared immunogenic proteins 
    Gcebe, Nomakorinte; Michel, Anita Luise; Gey van Pittius, Nicolaas C.; Rutten, Victor P.M.G. (Frontiers Research Foundation, 2016-06-07)
    The Esx and PE/PPE families of proteins are among the most immunodominant mycobacterial antigens and have thus been the focus of research to develop vaccines and immunological tests for diagnosis of bovine and human ...
  • Comparative proteomics identified immune response proteins involved in response to vaccination with heat-inactivated Mycobacterium bovis and mycobacterial challenge in cattle 
    Lopez, Vladimir; Van der Heijden, E.M.D.L. (Elisabeth); Villa, Margarita; Michel, Anita Luise; Alberdi, Pilar; Gortázar, Christian; Rutten, Victor P.M.G.; De la Fuente, Jose (Elsevier, 2018-12)
    There is an imperative need for effective control of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) on a global scale and vaccination of cattle may prove to be pivotal in achieving this. The oral and parenteral use of a heat-inactivated ...
  • Control of paratuberculosis : who, why and how. A review of 48 countries 
    Whittington, Richard; Donat, Karsten; Weber, Maarten F.; Kelton, David; Nielsen, Soren Saxmose; Eisenberg, Suzanne; Arrigoni, Norma; Juste, Ramon; Saez, Jose Luis; Dhand, Navneet; Santi, Annalisa; Michel, Anita Luise; Barkema, Herman; Kralik, Petr; Kostoulas, Polychronis; Citer, Lorna; Griffin, Frank; Barwell, Rob; Scatamburlo Moreira, Maria Aparecida; Slana, Iva; Koehler, Heike; Vir Singh, Shoor; Sang Yoo, Han; Chávez-Gris, Gilberto; Goodridge, Amador; Ocepek, Matjaz; Garrido, Joseba; Stevenson, Karen; Collins, Mike; Alonso, Bernardo; Cirone, Karina; Paolicchi, Fernando; Gavey, Lawrence; Rahman, Md Tanvir; De Marchin, Emmanuelle; Van Praet, Willem; Bauman, Cathy; Fecteau, Gilles; McKenna, Shawn; Salgado, Miguel; Fernandez-Silva, Jorge; Dziedzinska, Radka; Echeverría, Gustavo; Seppanen, Jaana; Thibault, Virginie; Fridriksdottir, Vala; Derakhshandeh, Abdolah; Haghkhah, Masoud; Ruocco, Luigi; Kawaji, Satoko; Momotani, Eiichi; Heuer, Cord; Norton, Solis; Cadmus, Simeon; Agdestein, Angelika; Kampen, Annette; Szteyn, Joanna; Frossling, Jenny; Schwan, Ebba; Caldow, George; Strain, Sam A.J.; Carter, Mike; Wells, Scott; Munyeme, Musso; Wolf, Robert; Gurung, Ratna; Verdugo, Cristobal; Fourichon, Christine; Yamamoto, Takehisa; Thapaliya, Sharada; Di Labio, Elena; Ekgatat, Monaya; Gil, Andres; Alesandre, Alvaro Nunez; Piaggio, Jose; Suanes, Alejandra; De Waard, Jacobus H. (BioMed Central, 2019-06-13)
    Paratuberculosis, a chronic disease affecting ruminant livestock, is caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP). It has direct and indirect economic costs, impacts animal welfare and arouses public ...
  • Cooking and drying as effective mechanisms in limiting the zoonotic effect of Mycobacterium bovis in beef 
    Van der Merwe, Mac; Bekker, J.L.; Van der Merwe, P.; Michel, Anita Luise (South African Veterinary Association, 2009-09)
    For this study 48 non-infected muscle, lymphatic and visceral bovine tissue samples were collected from an approved red meat abattoir and spiked with 8 ×107cfu/m of M. bovis. The different spiked samples were subjected to ...
  • Cross reactive immune responses in cattle arising from exposure to Mycobacterium bovis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria 
    Jenkins, Akinbowale Olajide; Gormley, Eamonn; Gcebe, Nomakorinte; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Conan, Anne; Aagaard, Claus Sindbjerg; Michel, Anita Luise; Rutten, Victor P.M.G. (Elsevier, 2018-04)
    Accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis in cattle may be compromised in areas where there are high rates of exposure to environmental/non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). This cross reaction of immune responses to Mycobacterium ...
  • Detection of AHV-1 DNA in lung sections from blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) calves by in situ hybridization 
    Michel, Anita Luise; Van der Lugt, Jaco J.; Bengis, Roy G.; De Vos, Valerius; Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand (Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, 1997)
    In situ hybridization was performed on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded lung sections from eight blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) calves to investigate the role of this organ in the excretion of alcelaphine herpes ...
  • Detection of native interferon-γ in nyala (Tragelaphus angasii) : towards diagnosing tuberculosis 
    Roux, Lezaan; McCall, Alicia J.; Michel, Anita Luise (OASIS, 2019-11)
    Mycobacterium bovis is the main cause of tuberculosis in wildlife. In South Africa, African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) are a wildlife maintenance host while a number of other species are considered spillover hosts. Nyala ...
  • Development of a diagnostic intradermal tuberculin test model for bovine tuberculosis 
    Michel, Anita Luise; Annandale, Annett; Kok, Liezl; International Veterinary Simulation in Teaching Conference (5th : 2017 : Pretoria, South Africa); University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (Pretoria : University of Pretoria, Faculty of Veterinary Science, 2017)
    Bovine tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis, is a chronic debilitating disease of mostly domestic cattle with infections reported in a wide range of domestic and wild animal species and also in humans. Due to its ...
  • Diagnosis and implications of Mycobacterium bovis infection in banded mongooses (Mungos mungo) in the Kruger National Park, South Africa 
    Bruns, Angela C.; Tanner, Manfred; Williams, Mark C.; Botha, Louise; O’Brien, Amanda; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Van Helden, Paul David; Clarke, John; Michel, Anita Luise (Wildlife Disease Association, 2017-01)
    Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) was first diagnosed in the Kruger National Park (KNP) in 1990. Research has since focused on the maintenance host, the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and clinically affected lion (Panthera ...
  • Drug-resistant tuberculosis in pet ring-tailed Lemur, Madagascar 
    LaFleur, Marni; Reuter, Kim E.; Hall, Michael B.; Rasoanaivo, Hoby H.; McKernan, Stuart; Ranaivomanana, Paulo; Michel, Anita Luise; Rabodoarivelo, Marie Sylvianne; Iqbal, Zamin; Rakotosamimanana, Niaina; Lapierre, Simon Grandjean (Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021-03)
    We diagnosed tuberculosis in an illegally wild-captured pet ring-tailed lemur manifesting lethargy, anorexia, and cervical lymphadenopathy. Whole-genome sequencing confirmed the Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolate belonged ...
  • Editorial : Taking a fresh look at old zoonoses, what have we been missing in one health research and education? 
    Scagliarini, Alessandra; Peltoniemi, Olli; Michel, Anita Luise (Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-04-25)
    No abstract available.