• An analysis of the gaps in the South African DNA barcoding library of ticks of veterinary and public health importance 

  Khumalo, Nozipho; Chaisi, Mamohale E.; Rebecca Magoro; Mwale, Monica (Canadian Science Publishing, 2024-11)

  Ticks transmit pathogens of veterinary and public health importance. Understanding their diversity is critical as infestations lead to significant economic losses globally. To date, over 90 species across three families ...
• An investigation into Toxoplasma gondii at the human-livestock-wildlife interface, South Africa 

  Bokaba, Refilwe Philadelphia; Dermauw, Veronique; Morar-Leather, Darshana; Dorny, Pierre; Van Schalkwyk, Louis; Das Neves, Luis Carlos Bernardo G. (AOSIS, 2024-04-18)

  Interface areas shared by humans, domestic and wild animals may serve as high transmission contexts for Toxoplasma gondii. However, knowledge about the epidemiology of T. gondii in such areas is currently limited. The ...
• The presence of ESAT-6 and CFP 10 and other gene orthologs of the RD 1 region in non-tuberculous mycobacteria, mycolicibacteria, mycobacteroides and mycolicibacter as possible impediments for the diagnosis of (animal) tuberculosis 

  Gcebe, Nomakorinte; Hlokwe, Tiny Motlatso; Bouw, Agnes; Michel, Anita Luise; Rutten, Victor P.M.G. (MDPI, 2024-06-05)

  The Esx-1 family proteins of the Type VII secretion systems of Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis have been assessed and are frequently used as candidates for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in both humans ...
• Infection rates and characterisation of Rickettsia africae (Rickettsiaceae) detected in amblyomma species from Southern Africa 

  Smit, Andeliza; Mulandane, Fernando C.; Wojcik, Stephane H.; Malabwa, Choolwe; Sili, Gourgelia; Mandara, Stephen; Vineer, Hannah Rose; Dlamkile, Zinathi; Stoltsz, Wilhelm Heinrich; Morar-Leather, Darshana; Makepeace, Benjamin L.; Neves, Luis (MDPI, 2024-08-13)

  Tick-borne rickettsioses are considered among the oldest known vector-borne zoonotic diseases. Among the rickettsiae, Rickettsia africae is the most reported and important in Africa, as it is the aetiological agent of ...
• Introducing a unique animal ID and digital life history museum for wildlife metadata 

  Wikelski, Martin; Quetting, Michael; Bates, John; Berger-Wolf, Tanya; Bohrer, Gil; Borger, Luca; Chapple, Taylor; Crofoot, Margaret C.; Davidson, Sarah C.; Dechmann, Dina K. N.; Ellis-Soto, Diego; Ellwood, Elizabeth R.; Fiedler, Wolfgang; Flack, Andrea; Fruth, Barbara; Franconi, Novella; Havmøller, Rasmus Worsoe; Hirt, Julian; Hussey, Nigel E.; Iannarilli, Fabiola; Landwehr, Matthias; Muller, Maximilian E.; Mueller, Thomas; Mueller, Uschi; Oliver, Ruth Y.; Partecke, Jesko; Pokrovsky, Ivan; Pokrovskaya, Liya; Rubenstein, Dustin R.; Rutz, Christian; Safi, Kamran; Santangeli, Andrea; Van Schalkwyk, Ockert Louis; Sequeira, Ana M.M.; Sherub, Sherub; Ramesh, Tharmalingam; Viljoen, Pauli; Wasik, Kaja A.; Wild, Timm A.; Yanco, Scott; Kays, Roland (Wiley, 2024-10)

  1. Over the past five decades, a large number of wild animals have been individually identified by various observation systems and/or temporary tracking methods, providing unparalleled insights into their lives over both ...
• African swine fever virus NAM P1/95 is a mixture of genotype I and genotype VIII viruses 

  Goatley, Lynnette C.; Freimanis, Graham L.; Tennakoon, Chandana; Bastos, Armanda D.S.; Heath, Livio; Netherton, Christopher L. (American Society for Microbiology, 2024-04)

  African swine fever virus causes a lethal hemorrhagic disease of domestic pigs. The NAM P1/1995 isolate was originally described as B646L genotype XVIII; however, full genome sequencing revealed that this assignment was incorrect.
• Draft genome sequences of three poultry Salmonella Shamba isolates from South Africa 

  Karama, Musafiri; Lawal, Opeyemi U.; Parreira, Valeria R.; Soni, Mitra; Chen, Yanhong; Cenci-Goga, Beniamino T.; Grispoldi, Luca; Greyling, Janita; Goodridge, Lawrence (American Society for Microbiology, 2024-09)

  Nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica serovars are foodborne pathogens commonly transmitted through poultry products. Draft genome sequences of three Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Shamba isolates which were obtained ...
• Draft genome sequences of two Salmonella Uzaramo isolates from poultry in South Africa 

  Karama, Musafiri; Lawal, Ismaheel O.; Parreira, Valeria R.; Soni, Mitra; Chen, Yanhong; Cenci-Goga, Beniamino T.; Grispoldi, Luca; Greyling, Anita; Goodridge, Lawrence (American Society for Microbiology, 2024-01)

  Salmonella enterica is a zoonotic pathogen and a leading cause of foodborne gastroenteritis in humans. Here, we report the draft genome sequences of two Salmonella Uzaramo isolates, which were isolated from poultry organs ...
• Citrus pectins impact the function of chicken macrophages 

  Ijaz, Adil; Pols, Noah; Abboud, Kahlile Youssef; Rutten, Victor P.M.G.; Broere, Femke; Schols, Henk; Veldhuizen, Edwin J.A.; Jansen, Christine A. (Elsevier, 2025-01)

  The restrictions on excessive use of antimicrobials in the poultry industry have led to the search for alternative strategies including nutritional interventions to enhance gut health with the ultimate aim to prevent gut ...
• Innovations in animal health : artificial intelligence-enhanced hematocrit analysis for rapid anemia detection in small ruminants 

  Siddique, Aftab; Panda, Sudhanshu S.; Khan, Sophia; Dargan, Seymone T.; Lewis, Savana; Carter, India; Van Wyk, J.A. (Jan Aucamp); Mahapatra, Ajit K.; Morgan, Eric R.; Terrill, Thomas H. (Frontiers Media, 2024-11)

  Due to their value as a food source, fiber, and other products globally, there has been a growing focus on the wellbeing and health of small ruminants, particularly in relation to anemia induced by blood-feeding ...
• Evaluating the efficacy of probiotics and ascorbic acid as anti-stress agents against heat stress in broiler chickens 

  Sumanu, Victory Osirimade; Naidoo, Vinny; Oosthuizen, Marinda; Chamunorwa, Joseph Panashe (Frontiers Media, 2024-10)

  Heat stress poses a substantial challenge to poultry production worldwide, highlighting the urgent need for effective management strategies. This study investigated the efficacy of probiotics (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) ...
• Editorial : Advances in tick-borne pathogens and their interactions with hosts 

  Sun, Yali; Wang, Zedong; Byaruhanga, Charles; Wang, Yanan; Liu, Mingming (Frontiers Media, 2024-10)

  No abstract available.
• Evidence for a host switching in the maintenance of canid rabies variant in two wild carnivore species in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa 

  Ngoepe, C.E.; Shumba, W.; Sabeta, Claude (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

  Rabies is a zoonotic infectious disease that causes at least 59 000 human deaths worldwide annually, with 95% of the cases occurring in the developing countries of Asia and Africa. There are two Lyssavirus rabies (RABV) ...
• Parasites burden in peri-urban free-roaming pigs in Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa 

  Munzhelele, P.; Sibeko, N.P.S.; Oguttu, J.W.; Mbajiorgu, C.A.; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

  BACKGROUND : Parasite infections, unlike regulated animal diseases, do not often receive attention. In fact, parasites are major sources of financial losses in pig enterprises, particularly in subsistence and small-scale ...
• Helminth parasites of impalas, Aepyceros melampus, in eastern southern Africa, collected during 1973 to 2007 

  Horak, Ivan Gerard; Junker, K.; Braack, L.E.O.; Gallivan, G.J. (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

  This paper summarises published and unpublished data on helminths collected systematically from 424 impalas at 11 localities in eastern southern Africa, from St. Lucia in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) to the Tuli Block in north-eastern ...
• The potential effect of Garlium GEM HCTM as a tick control agent in cattle 

  Hagg, Francois Marius; Erasmus, Lourens Jacobus; Stoltsz, Wilhelm Heinrich (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

  As resistance to chemical acaricides increases amongst tick populations, investigations of natural remedies that have acaricidal or tick-repellent effects have become essential in the search for alternatives for sustainable ...
• Animal rabies in Mozambique : a retrospective study with focus on dog rabies and vaccination coverage 

  Bilaide, S.; Nicolau, Q.; Mapaco, L.; Rodrigues, F.; Pondja Junior, A.; Deve, J.; Sabeta, Claude; Bauhofer, A.; Chilundo, A.; Fafetine, J.; Abernethy, D.A. (Darrell); Mapatse, M. (Medpharm Publications, 2024-10)

  Rabies, a highly preventable zoonotic disease, remains a major public health problem in Mozambique with approximately 50 human fatalities per annum due to dog-mediated rabies. This study analysed animal rabies cases and ...
• Farmer-oriented predictors of smallholder urban pig farming challenges and adoption of sustainable management practices in the Cape Metropole, South Africa 

  Mathobela, Rebecca Mmamakgone; Chikwanha, Obert C.; Katiyatiya, Chenaimoyo L.F.; Molotsi, Annelin Henriehetta; Marufu, Munyaradzi Christopher; Strydom, P.E. (Phillip Evert); Mapiye, Cletos (Springer, 2024)

  Understanding the drivers of farmers’ challenges and adoption of sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) is crucial for the sustainable development of the small-scale urban pig enterprise in sub-Saharan Africa. A total ...
• Semiquantitative risk evaluation reveals drivers of African Swine fever virus transmission in smallholder pig farms and gaps in biosecurity, Tanzania 

  Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo; Mtui-Malamsha, Niwael; Nonga, Hezron E.; Ranga, Svetlana; Sambu, Rosamystica M.; Majaliwa, Jerome; Kamani, Enos; Okuthe, Sam; Kivaria, Fredrick; Bebay, Charles; Penrith, Mary-Louise (Wiley, 2024-05-13)

  African swine fever (ASF) has remained persistent in Tanzania since the early 2000s. Between 2020 and 2021, pig farms in twelve districts in Tanzania were infected with ASF, and ≥4,804 pigs reportedly died directly due to ...
• Tissue-specific localization of tick-borne pathogens in ticks collected from camels in Kenya : insights into vector competence 

  Khogali, Rua; Bastos, Armanda D.S.; Bargul, Joel L.; Getange, Dennis; Kabii, James; Masiga, Daniel; Villinger, Jandouwe (Frontiers Media, 2024-04)

  BACKGROUND: Tick-borne pathogen (TBP) surveillance studies often use whole-tick homogenates when inferring tick-pathogen associations. However, localized TBP infections within tick tissues (saliva, hemolymph, salivary ...

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