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Browsing by Subject "Veterinary science articles SDG-11"
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Abu Samra, Nada; Jori, Ferran J.; Caccio, Simone M.; Frean, John; Poonsamy, Bhavani; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.)
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2016-05-20)
Cryptosporidium infection is one of the most common causes of parasitic diarrhoea worldwide
in cattle and humans. In developing countries, human cryptosporidiosis is most prevalent
during early childhood and links between ...
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Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo; Njage, Patrick Murigu Kamau; Ali, A.M. M.; Yilma, J.M.; Bwala, Dauda Garba; Rivas, Ariel L.; Stegeman, Arjan J.
(Wiley, 2016-02)
Avian influenza virus (H5N1) is a rapidly disseminating infection that affects poultry
and, potentially, humans. Because the avian virus has already adapted to several mammalian
species, decreasing the rate of avian-mammalian ...
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Weyer, Jacqueline; Dermaux-Msimang, V.; Grobbelaar, A.; Le Roux, C.; Moolla, Naazneen; Paweska, Janusz Tadeusz; Blumberg, Lucille Hellen
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-09)
BACKGROUND. Human rabies cases continue to be reported annually in South Africa (SA). Previous investigations have shown the association
between the occurrence of human rabies cases and dog rabies cases in the ...
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Conan, Anne; Kent, Alice; Koman, Kim; Konink, Simone; Knobel, Darryn Leslie
(Elsevier, 2015-09)
Rabies transmitted by domestic dogs is a serious yet neglected public health threat in many
underserved communities in Africa and Asia. Achieving 70% vaccination coverage in dog populations
through annual mass vaccination ...
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Julius, Rolanda Sunayé; Zengeya, Tsungai Alfred; Schwan, Ernst Volker; Chimimba, Christian Timothy
(Frontiers Media, 2021-06)
Poor socio-economic and unsanitary conditions are conducive to commensal rodent
infestations, and these conditions are widespread in South Africa. Cestode species of
zoonotic interest are highly prevalent in commensal ...
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Gadaga, B.M.; Etter, Eric Marcel Charles; Mukamuri, B.; Makwangudze, K.J.; Pfukenyi, Davies M.; Matope, G.
(BioMed Central, 2016-01)
BACKGROUND : In the great Limpopo transfrontier conservation area (GLTFCA), there is an increased interface
between wildlife and domestic animals, because rural households move their cattle into the game park in search
of ...
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Michel, Anita Luise; Geoghegan, Claire; Hlokwe, Tiny Motlatso; Raseleka, Keneilwe; Getz, Wayne Marcus; Marcotty, Tanguy; Rawkins, Ann
(Public Library of Science, 2015-06-29)
BACKGROUND
Unpasteurised fresh and souring dairy products form an essential component of household
diets throughout many rural communities in southern Africa. The presence of milk-borne
zoonotic pathogens such as ...
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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 ...
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Onyeka, Libby Obumneke; Adesiyun, Abiodun Adewale; Keddy, Karen H.; Madoroba, Evelyn; Manqele, Ayanda; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.)
(International Association for Food Protection, 2020-02)
A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in raw beef and ready-to-eat (RTE) beef products sold in 31 retail outlets in ...
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Thys, Séverine; Mwape, Kabemba Evans; Lefevre, Pierre; Dorny, P.; Marcotty, Tanguy; Phiri, Andrew M.; Phiri, I.K.; Gabriel, Sarah; Gyapong, Margaret
(Public Library of Science, 2015-03-04)
Taenia solium cysticercosis is a neglected parasitic zoonosis occurring in many developing
countries. Socio-cultural determinants related to its control remain unclear. Studies in Africa
have shown that the underuse of ...