Ackermann, Rebecca; Gall, Cory A.; Brayton, Kelly A.; Collins, Nicola E.; Van Wyk, Ilana; Wentzel, Jeanette Maria; Kolo, Agatha Onyemowo; Oosthuizen, Marinda C.; University of Pretoria. Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases; World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology. Conference (27th : 2019)(2021)
Rhipicephalus sanguineus, the brown dog tick, is almost exclusively a parasite of domestic dogs and is well adapted to living with its canine host in kennels or human dwellings , where it may also bite people in the safety ...
Kolo, Agatha Onyemowo; Collins, Nicola E.; Brayton, Kelly A.; Blumberg, Lucille Hellen; Frean, John; Wentzel, Jeanette Maria; Gall, Cory A.; Oosthuizen, Marinda C.; University of Pretoria. Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases; American Society for Rickettsiology. Meeting (30th : 2019)(2021)
The Mnisi community, an agro pastoral area adjacent to the Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, is classified as one of South Africa's 14 rural poverty nodes. It is nestled at the cusp of a human-live ...
Kolo, Agatha Onyemowo; Gall, Cory A.; Wentzel, Jeanette Maria; Kolo, Francis Babaman; Van Heerden, Henriette; Collins, Nicola E.; Brayton, Kelly A.; Oosthuizen, Marinda C.; University of Pretoria. Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases(2021)
Zoonotic pathogens make up an important and increasing number of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases of humans worldwide. It has been documented that rodents serve as hosts and reservoirs of over 60 zoonotic pathogens ...
Molefe, Cisky Kgabisa; Pietersen, M; Michel, Anita Luise; University of Pretoria. Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases(2021)
Cow’s milk forms an essential component of household diets and is an important source of animal protein to poor communities (especially for the young and old). Milk is largely consumed unpasteurised and poses a threat to ...
Musoke, Jolly; Hlokwe, Tiny Motlatso; Marcotty, Tanguy; University of Pretoria. Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases(2021)
Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) is caused by Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis),
of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. The pathogen has a wide host
range including humans, wildlife, livestock as well as domestic animals. ...
Mazhetese, Estere; Lukanji, Z; Das Neves, Luis Carlos Bernardo G.; Morar-Leather, Darshana; University of Pretoria. Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases(2021)
Rickettsia africae is an intracellular gram-negative bacteria which belongs to the
Spotted Fever Group (SFG). It is transmitted by Amblyomma hebraeum ticks in
Southern Africa and Amblyomma variegatum in West, Central and ...