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Browsing by Author "Mandara, Stephen"

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  • 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, L.C.B.G.D. (Luís) (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 ...
  • Intra- and interspecific variation of Amblyomma ticks from southern Africa 
    Smit, Andeliza; Mulandane, Fernando; Labuschagne, Martinet; Wójick, Stephané H.; Malabwa, Choolwe; Sili, Gourgelia; Mandara, Stephen; Dlamkile, Zinathi; Ackermann, Rebecca; Vineer, Hannah Rose; Stoltsz, Wilhelm Heinrich; Huber, Karine; Horak, Ivan Gerard; Morar‑Leather, Darshana; Makepeace, Benjamin L.; Das Neves, Luis Carlos Bernardo G. (BMC, 2024-08)
    BACKGROUND: Amblyomma spp. ticks, known for their long mouthparts, bright ornate appearance and aggressive hunting behaviour, are vectors of a number of important pathogens. In southern Africa, 17 Amblyomma spp. are currently ...
  • The distribution of Amblyomma variegatum and A. hebraeum in Zimbabwe and their infection with Ehrlichia ruminantium and Rickettsia africae 
    Mandara, Stephen (University of Pretoria, 2018)
    The aim of this study was to give an update on the spatial distribution of the Amblyomma tick species in Zimbabwe and their infection rates with Ehrlichia ruminantium and Rickettsia africae pathogens. A total of 183 ticks ...