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Browsing by Subject "Q fever"
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Simpson, Gregory J.G.; Quan, Vanessa; Frean, John; Knobel, Darryn Leslie; Rossouw, Jennifer; Weyer, Jacqueline; Marcotty, Tanguy; Godfroid, Jacques; Blumberg, Lucille Hellen
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2018-06)
A lack of surveillance and diagnostics for zoonotic diseases in rural human clinics limits clinical awareness of these diseases. We assessed the prevalence of nine zoonotic pathogens in a pastoral, low-income, HIV-endemic ...
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Mangena, Maruping; Gcebe, Nomakorinte; Pierneef, Rian Ewald; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.); Adesiyun, Abiodun Adewale
(MDPI, 2021-02-24)
Q fever is a neglected zoonosis in South Africa, causing significant losses in livestock and game animals through reproductive disorders. However, there are limited studies on the extent of Coxiella burnetii infections in ...
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Mangena, Maruping; Gcebe, Nomakorinte; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.); Adesiyun, Abiodun Adewale
(BMC, 2023-09-21)
BACKGROUND : Q fever and toxoplasmosis are economically important zoonoses as they cause considerable losses
in livestock (cattle, sheep and goats) and wildlife (antelopes, giraffes, lions, and cheetahs) through ...
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Berrian, Amanda M.; Martínez-Lopez, Beatriz; Quan, Vanessa; Conrad, Patricia A.; Van Rooyen, Jacques; Simpson, Gregory J.G.; Frean, John; Weyer, Jacqueline; Rossouw, Jennifer; Knobel, Darryn Leslie; Blumberg, Lucille Hellen
(Wiley, 2019-08)
Endemic zoonoses, such as Q fever and spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiosis, are prevalent in South Africa, yet often undiagnosed. In this study, we reviewed the demographics and animal exposure history of patients ...