• Mental distress, food insecurity and university student dropout during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 : evidence from South Africa 

  Wagner, Fezile; Wagner, Ryan G.; Makuapane, L.P.; Masango, Mxolisi Goodwill; Kolanisi, U.; Gomez-Olive, F. Xavier (Frontiers Media, 2024-02)

  BACKGROUND: Student dropout has been a key issue facing universities for many years. The COVID-19 pandemic was expected to exacerbate these trends; however, international literature has produced conflicting findings. ...
• Ethnobotanical survey and anti-candidal activity of plant species used for oral candidiasis 

  Tlaamela, Dikonketso; Mahlo, Salome M.; McGaw, Lyndy Joy (AOSIS, 2024-07)

  BACKGROUND : Oral candidiasis is caused by Candida albicans, which is most prevalent in immunocompromised patients. AIM : The study aimed to investigate the antifungal activity of plant species used for oral candidiasis ...
• Cytotoxicity, antifungal and antioxidant properties of Lonchocarpus capassa leaf extracts 

  Machaba, Tambudzani C.; Mahlo, Salome M.; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas; Nxumalo, Winston; McGaw, Lyndy Joy (AOSIS, 2024-02)

  BACKGROUND : Lonchocarpus capassa is a medicinal plant used to treat diseases such as fungal infections, diarrhoea, oral candidiasis, and stomach complaints in South Africa. AIM : The study aimed to investigate the ...
• Biological activity of folkloric plants used in the treatment of ‘u wela’ against pathogens 

  Ramavhale, Tryphina T.; Mahlo, Salome M.; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas (AOSIS, 2024-05)

  BACKGROUND : ‘U wela’ also known as ‘Divhu’ in ‘Tshivenda’ is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a combination of fungal and bacterial microorganisms that affects males because of unprotected sexual encounters with ...
• Antifungal and antioxidant properties of medicinal plants used against fungal infections 

  Machaba, Tambudzani C.; Mahlo, Salome; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas (AOSIS, 2024-03)

  BACKGROUND : Antioxidants present in plant extracts prevent free radicals from causing chronic diseases in humans. AIM : The study investigated 12 medicinal plants (Kleinia longiflora DC., Berchemia discolor [Klotzsch] ...
• Case Report : cutaneous melanocytic schwannoma with concomitant melanocytoma in a canine 

  Monakali, Olwam H.; O'Dell, Nicolize; Van der Weyden, Louise (F1000 Research Ltd, 2024-08)

  Schwannoma is a nerve sheath tumour arising from differentiated Schwann cells, and melanocytic schwannoma (MS) is a rare variant where the Schwan cells produce melanin pigment. MS is typically associated with spinal nerve ...
• Cross‑species oncogenomics offers insight into human muscle‑invasive bladder cancer 

  Wong, Kim; Abascal, Federico; Ludwig, Latasha; Aupperle‑Lellbach, Heike; Grassinger, Julia; Wright, Colin W.; Allison, Simon J.; Pinder, Emma; Phillips, Roger M.; Romero, Laura P.; Gal, Arnon; Roady, Patrick J.; Pires, Isabel; Guscetti, Franco; Munday, John S.; Peleteiro, Maria C.; Pinto, Carlos A.; Carvalho, Tania; Cota, Joao; Du Plessis, Elizabeth C.; Constantino‑Casas, Fernando; Plog, Stephanie; Moe, Lars; De Brot, Simone; Bemelmans, Ingrid; Amorim, Renee Laufer; Georgy, Smitha R.; Prada, Justina; Del Pozo, Jorge; Heimann. Marianne; De Carvalho Nunes, Louisiane; Simola, Outi; Pazzi, Paolo; Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham; Ubukata, Rodrigo; Vajdovich, Peter; Priestnall, Simon L.; Suarez‑Bonnet, Alejandro; Roperto, Franco; Millanta, Francesca; Palmieri, Chiara; Ortiz, Ana L.; Barros, Claudio S.L.; Gava, Aldo; Soderstrom, Minna E.; O’Donnell, Marie; Klopfleisch, Robert; Manrique‑Rincon, Andrea; Martincorena, Inigo; Ferreira, Ingrid; Arends, Mark J.; Wood, Geoffrey A.; Adams, David J.; Van der Weyden, Louise (BMC, 2023-08-28)

  BACKGROUND : In humans, muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) is highly aggressive and associated with a poor prognosis. With a high mutation load and large number of altered genes, strategies to delineate key driver ...
• Investigating the phytochemical composition, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory potentials of Cassinopsis ilicifolia (Hochst.) Kuntze extract against some oxidative stress and inflammation molecular markers 

  Mfotie Njoya, Emmanuel; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Makhafola, Tshepiso J. (MDPI, 2024-09)

  Please read abstract in the article.
• Efficacy of selected southern African plants used in ethnoveterinary medicine against ticks and associated infections 

  Powell, Tamarin (University of Pretoria, 2023-07)

  Ticks cause many problems in cattle worldwide, including transmission of tick-borne diseases and quality issues. Attachment of ticks to host organisms causes wounds which enhance the likelihood of secondary infections ...
• Induction of lysogenic bacteriophages of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli by antimicrobial growth promoters used in food- producing animals in South Africa 

  Ngoma, Nomonde N.F. (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 is a foodborne disease characterized by diarrhoea and complications such as haemorrhagic colitis and the haemolytic uremic syndrome, a complication which can lead to ...
• Temporal dynamics of plasma catecholamines, metabolic and immune markers, and the corticosterone : DHEA ratio in farmed crocodiles before and after an acute stressor 

  Swanepoel, Andre A.; Truter, Christoff; Viljoen, Francois P.; Myburgh, Jan G.; Harvey, Brian H. (MDPI, 2024-08)

  Commercial crocodilian farms face significant economic and livestock losses attributed to stress, which may be linked to their adopted husbandry practices. The development of appropriate and modernized husbandry guidelines, ...
• Seasonal physiological responses in the greater thick-tailed galago (Otolemur crassicaudatus) 

  Long, Channen (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Primate populations over the globe are facing declines as a result of several factors including climate change. It has become imperative to gain further insight into how primate species respond to these changes in weather ...
• Pharmacological activity of South African medicinal plants and mechanism of action against Staphylococcus aureus isolated from clinical bovine mastitis 

  Erhabor, Rosemary Chinelo (University of Pretoria, 2023-11)

  Bovine mastitis is an inflammation of the mammary parenchyma which is usually caused by an infection that could stem from microorganisms in an already infected udder of another cow, or from the environment. Bovine mastitis ...
• In vitro studies of Searsia lancea leaf extracts against multi-drug resistant bacterial isolates from clinical cases of bovine mastitis 

  Akinboye, Ayodele Omolade (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Introduction Bovine mastitis, a common inflammatory disease affecting mammary glands of dairy cattle, has severe implications for milk quality and production. It is a critical pathology in global dairy herds, and poses ...
• Antimicrobial and other beneficial properties of fodder species with potential use in controlling diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli in cattle 

  Lebeloane, Moipone Mary (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) is a diarrhoeagenic pathogen commonly transmitted from cattle to other animals via contaminated meat, milk and environmental water sources, causing a serious public health burden with ...
• Reliability, clinical performance and trending ability of a pulse oximeter and pulse co-oximeter, in monitoring blood oxygenation, at two measurement sites, in immobilised white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) 

  Mtetwa, Thembeka Kim; Snelling, Edward P.; Buss, Peter Erik; Donaldson, Ashleigh C.; Roug, Annette; Meyer, L.C.R. (Leith Carl Rodney) (BMC, 2024-07)

  BACKGROUND: Monitoring blood oxygenation is essential in immobilised rhinoceros, which are susceptible to opioid induced hypoxaemia. This study assessed the reliability, clinical performance and trending ability of the ...
• Clinical signs, lesions and viral antigen distribution in alpacas (Vicugna pacos) naturally infected with Rift Valley fever virus 

  Anthony, Tasneem (University of Pretoria, 2024-06)

  Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic disease affecting both humans and ruminants, causing considerable morbidity and mortality, particularly during the rainy season in Africa. RVF virus (RVFV) infection was ...
• A study of the transmission pathways of organisms associated with nosocomial infections at a veterinary academic hospital 

  Sebola, Dikeledi Carol (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Background: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a major concern in human and veterinary medicine. They are caused by bacterial organisms mainly from the ESKAPE group (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, ...
• Temperature and water stresses on antioxidant activity of selected medicinal plants have implications for sustainable use and global warming 

  Netshiluvhi, Thiambi R.; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas (Elsevier, 2024-07)

  Please read abstract in the article.
• Subdiagnostic Cushing's syndrome in a Labrador retriever diagnosed with progesterone-secreting adrenocortical neoplasia and late liver metastasis 

  Celliers, Anri; Pazzi, Paolo; Mitchell, Emily P.; Lensink, Antionette; Raseasala, Nonkululeko (Wiley, 2024)

  A 5-year-old, neutered male Labrador retriever was presented for poor hair regrowth following clipping, lethargy, exercise intolerance, polyphagia, polydipsia, polyuria and heat-seeking behaviour. A bradyarrhythmia due to ...

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