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  • First description of the male of Nesiergus insulanus (Araneae : TherachnocIsolinae) from the Seychelles archipelago 
    Canning, Gregory; Reilly, Brian Kevin; Dippenaar-Schoeman, Anna S. (Anna Sophia), 1948- (Natal Museum, 2013-05-22)
    The male of Nesiergus insulanus Simon, 1903 is described for the first time, and both sexes are illustrated. The presence of the species on the two Seychelles islands of Frégate and L’Îlot Frégate is confirmed, and observation ...
  • First detection and frequent occurrence of Equine Hepacivirus in horses on the African continent 
    Badenhorst, Marcha; Tegtmeyer, Birthe; Todt, Daniel; Guthrie, Alan John; Feige, Karsten; Campe, Amely; Steinmann Eike; Cavalleri, J.M.V. (Jessika) (Elsevier, 2018-09)
    Since the discovery of equine hepacivirus (EqHV) in 2011, the virus has been detected in horse populations from more than twelve countries across five continents. EqHV seroprevalence has been reported to be as high as 61.8% ...
  • The first detection of a serotype O foot-and-mouth disease virus in Namibia 
    Banda, Frank; Quan, Melvyn; Shilongo, Albertina; Hikufe, Emmanuel H.; Khaiseb, Siegfried; Kabajani, Juliet; Shikongo, Beatrice; Paul, Set; Kapapero, Joseph K.; Shoombe, Kenneth K.; Zaire, Georgina; Kabilika, Swithine; Quan, Melvyn; Fana, Elliot M.; Mokopasetso, Mokganedi; Hyera, Joseph M.K.; Wadsworth, Jemma; Knowles, Nick J.; Di Nardo, Antonello; King, Donald P. (Wiley, 2022-09)
    This report describes the molecular characterization of a serotype O foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) recovered from a field outbreak in the Zambezi region, Namibia during July 2021. Sequence analysis demonstrates ...
  • First detection of African Swine Fever Virus in Ornithodoros porcinus in Madagascar and new insights into tick distribution and taxonomy 
    Ravaomanana, Julie; Michaud, Vincent; Jori, Ferran J.; Andriatsimahavandy, Abel; Roger, Francois L.; Albina, Emmanuel; Vial, Laurence (BioMed Central, 2010)
    African Swine Fever Virus has devastated more than the half of the domestic pig population in Madagascar since its introduction, probably in 1997-1998. One of the hypotheses to explain its persistence on the island is its ...
  • First detection of human sapoviruses in river water in South Africa 
    Murray, Tanya Y.; Mans, Janet; Taylor, Maureen B. (IWA Publishing, 2013)
    Over a 2-year period, from January 2009 to December 2010, water samples were collected from three rivers (Klip, Rietspruit and Suikerbosrand) in the Vaal River System, South Africa. Enteric viruses were recovered by a ...
  • First detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) in the Greater Kruger National Park complex : role and implications 
    Hlokwe, Tiny Motlatso; Michel, Anita Luise; Mitchell, Emily P.; Gcebe, Nomakorinte; Reininghaus, Bjorn (Wiley, 2019-11)
    Bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) caused by Mycobacterium bovis has become endemic in some wildlife populations in South Africa. The disease has been reported in 21 wildlife species in the country. In this study, we report ...
  • First detection of viruses in Africanized honey bees from Peru 
    Yanez, Orlando; Tejada, G.; Neumann, Peter (Springer, 2014)
    No abstract available.
  • First direct observation of a successful southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) birth in South African coastal waters 
    Shuttleworth, Loraine; Appleby, Ash; Appleby, Robin; Vermeulen, Els (Wiley, 2024-04)
    No abstract available.
  • The first disciples of Jesus in Galilee 
    Guijarro, Santiago (Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2007-09)
    Early Christian writings provide little information about the Jesus movement in Galilee, but the study of the pre-Synoptic-, and especially the pre-Markan collections, can shed some light on this important period of the ...
  • First draft genome assembly of the Argane tree (Argania spinosa) [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] 
    Khayi, Slimane; Azza, Nour Elhouda; Gaboun, Fatima; Pirro, Stacy; Badad, Oussama; Lightfoot, David A.; Unver, Turgay; Chaouni, Bouchra; Merrouch, Redouane; Rahim, Bouchra; Essayeh, Soumaya; Ganoudi, Matika; Abdelwahd, Rabha; Diria, Ghizlane; Mdarhi, Meriem Alaoui; Labhilili, Mustapha; Iraqi, Driss; Claros, M Gonzalo; Mouhaddab, Jamila; Sedrati, Hayat; Memari, Majid; Hamamouch, Noureddine; De Dios Alche, Juan; Alche, Juan de Dios; Boukhatem, Noureddine; Mrabet, Rachid; Dahan, Rachid; Legssyer, Adelkhaleq; Khalfaoui, Mohamed; Badraoui, Mohamed; Van de Peer, Yves; Tatusova, Tatiana; El Mousadik, Abdelhamid; Mentag, Rachid; Ghazal, Hassan (F1000 Research, 2020)
    BACKGROUND : The Argane tree (Argania spinosa L. Skeels) is an endemic tree of mid-western Morocco that plays an important socioeconomic and ecologic role for a dense human population in an arid zone. Several studies ...
  • First draft genome assembly of the Argane tree (Argania spinosa) 
    Khayi, Slimane; Azza, Nour Elhouda; Gaboun, Fatima; Pirro, St acy; Badad, Oussama; Claros, M. Gonzalo; Lightfoot, David A.; Unver, Turgay; Chaouni, Bouchra; Merrouch, Redouane; Rahim, Bouchra; Essayeh, Soumaya; Ganoudi, Matika; Abdelwahd, Rabha; Diria, Ghizlane; Mdarhi, Meriem Alaoui; Labhilili, Mustapha; Mouhaddab, Jamila; Sedrati, Hayat; Memari, Majid; Hamamouch, Noureddine; Hamamouch, Noureddine; De Dios Alche, Juan; Boukhatem, Noureddine; Mrabet, Rachid; Dahan, Rachid; Legssyer, Adelkhaleq; Khalfaoui, Mohamed; Badraoui, Mohamed; Van de Peer, Yves; Tatusova, Tatiana; El Mousadik, Abdelhamid; Mentag, Rachid; Ghazal, Hassan (F1000 Faculty Rev, 2018-08-17)
    BACKGROUND : The Argane tree (Argania spinosa L. Skeels) is an endemic tree of southwestern Morocco that plays an important socioeconomic and ecologic role for a dense human population in an arid zone. Several ...
  • First draft genome assembly of the desert locust, Schistocerca Gregaria 
    Verlinden, Heleen; Sterck, Lieven; Li, Jia; Li, Zhen; Yssel, A.E.J. (Anna); Gansemans, Yannick; Verdonck, Rik; Holtof, Michiel; Song, Hojun; Behmer, Spencer T.; Sword, Gregory A.; Matheson, Tom; Ott, Swidbert R.; Deforce, Dieter; Van Nieuwerburgh, Filip; Van de Peer, Yves; Vanden Broeck, Jozef (F1000Research, 2020)
    BACKGROUND: At the time of publication, the most devastating desert locust crisis in decades is affecting East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and South-West Asia. The situation is extremely alarming in East Africa, where ...
  • First episode schizophrenia 
    Khamker, Nadira (MedPharm Publications, 2015)
    Schizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric condition. Patients with schizophrenia present clinically with psychotic, negative and cognitive symptoms, which can become evident late in adolescence or in early adulthood. The ...
  • First ever SARChI NRF Chair awarded to Faculty of Veterinary Science 
    Van Blerk, Chris; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Nkonyane, Buyisiwe (2018-05-24)
    A SARChI Research Chair has been awarded to Prof Celia Abolnik of the Faculty of Veterinary Science. This is the first Chair relevant to veterinary science to be awarded in the history of the Faculty. Prof Abolnik is the ...
  • First evidence of Anaplasma platys in Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodida) collected from dogs in Africa 
    Sanogo, Y.O.; Inokuma, H.; Parola, P.; Brouqui, P.; Davoust, B.; Camicas, J-L.; Boomker, Jacob Diederik Frederik (Pretoria : Agricultural Research Council, ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute and the University of Pretoria, Faculty of Veterinary Science, 2003)
    A total of 27 ticks, comprising Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille) (n = 21), Haemaphysalis leachi (Andouin) (n = 4) and Haemaphysalis paraleachi (Camicas, Hoogstraal & EI Kammah) (n = 2) were recovered from two clinically ...
  • The first evidence of microplastic presence in the River Nile in Khartoum, Sudan : using Nile Tilapia fish as a bio-indicator 
    Saad, Dalia; Alamin, Hadeel (Elsevier, 2024-01)
    The extent of microplastics in African freshwater systems remains less investigated. In Sudan, there is no single study reporting microplastics in water bodies. This scoping study aimed to investigate the presence and ...
  • A first for South Africa as UP veterinary team performs beak transplant on vulture 
    University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2023-06-10)
    What do you do when a vulture with a crushed beak needs a new beak and two attempts to fit an acrylic beak fail? You improvise and use the beak of a deceased vulture, successfully enabling the injured bird to feed again.
  • First fungal genome sequence from Africa : a preliminary analysis 
    Wingfield, Brenda D.; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Santana, Quentin C.; Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Bam, Stefan; Barnes, Irene; Beukes, Chrizelle Winsie; Chan, Wai Yin; De Vos, Lieschen; Fourie, Gerda; Friend, Melanie; Gordon, Thomas R. (Tom); Herron, Darryl A.; Holt, Carson; Korf, Ian; Kvas, Marija; Martin, Simon H.; Mlonyeni, X.O.M. (Xolile Osmond Mnyamezeli); Naidoo, Kershney; Phasha, Mmatshepho Malekgale; Postma, Alisa; Reva, Oleg N.; Roos, Heidi; Simpson, M.C. (Melissa Claire); Slinski, Stephanie; Slippers, Bernard; Sutherland, Rene; Van der Merwe, Nicolaas Albertus (Albie); Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Venter, S.N. (Stephanus Nicolaas); Wilken, Pieter Markus; Yandell, Mark; Zipfel, Renate; Wingfield, Michael J. (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2012-01-25)
    Some of the most significant breakthroughs in the biological sciences this century will emerge from the development of next generation sequencing technologies. The ease of availability of DNA sequence made possible through ...
  • First herpetological appraisal of the Parque Nacional de Banhine, Gaza Province, southern Mozambique 
    Pietersen, Darren William; Pietersen, Errol W.; Haacke, Wulf D. (Transvaal Museum, 2013-02)
    The herpetofauna of Mozambique remains poorly documented despite recent surveys. We present here the first report on the herpetofauna occurring in Parque Nacional de Banhine in Gaza Province.Four chelonian, 13 snake, ...
  • The first image of the Milky Way’s central black hole and the unique enhancement Africa could offer future tests of gravity 
    Deane, Roger; Natarajan, Iniyan (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2022-07)
    The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration recently released the first images of the supermassive black hole in the heart of the Milky Way galaxy. The ring size and shape in these images are consistent with Einstein’s ...