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Browsing by Subject "Veterinary science theses SDG-03"
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Phophi, Lufuno
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
Increased prevalence of antimicrobial resistance, treatment failure, and financial losses have been reported in dairy cattle with coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CoNS) clinical mastitis. However, studies on CoNS are ...
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Ackermann, Rebecca
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
In Mnisi, a rural community in South Africa, Rhipicephalus sanguineus is one of the most prevalent ticks found on dogs. The community lies at the wildlife/livestock/human interface where humans are at risk of tick-borne ...
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Declercq, Gillian
(University of Pretoria, 2018)
This study is a questionnaire-based, descriptive assessment of informal livestock slaughter practices by small scale farmers in Gauteng. This study aims to assess if the practice of informal slaughter poses a potential ...
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Kolo, Agatha Onyemowo
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
The Mnisi community, a rural area, is nestled at the cusp of a human/livestock/wildlife interface in Bushbuckridge Municipality, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. In this area, undifferentiated non-malarial acute febrile ...
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Nyarku, Rejoice E.
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
Brucellosis is an economically important bacterial disease of both animals and humans. In sub-Saharan Africa, the diagnosis of the disease remains a challenge. Brucellosis is underreported in South Africa, due to inconsistency ...
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Dreyer, Timothy James
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
Sclerosteosis is a severe autosomal recessive sclerosing skeletal dysplasia with no available treatment. It is characterised by excessive bone formation and is caused by mutations in the SOST gene that lead to loss of ...
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Musoke, Jolly
(University of Pretoria, 2016)
The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and epidemiological significance of tuberculosis (TB) in bovine and humans living at a wildlife/livestock/human interface, as well as the risk factors associated with ...
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Nel, Hanri
(University of Pretoria, 2001)
The rapid development and spread of bacterial resistance to antimicrobial drugs is an increasing threat to human and animal health. Information on the prevalence of bacterial resistance to specific antimicrobial agents in ...
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Maluleke, Moabi Rachel
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
Rift Valley fever (RVF), is a mosquito-borne viral disease affecting humans and some species
of ruminants including sheep, cattle, goats, buffalos and to a lesser extent wild animals. It is a
re-emerging disease responsible ...
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Le Roux-Pullen, Lerica
(University of Pretoria, 2015)
In rural areas of developing countries like South Africa, people typically depend on goat farming for both meat and milk production due to the shortage of grazing and the higher maintenance cost of cattle. An understanding ...
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Mazhetese, Estere
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
Rickettsia africae is a gram-negative bacterium which causes African tick bite fever (ATBF) in humans. ATBF is a febrile disease mainly affecting travellers to Southern Africa. This bacterium is known to be transmitted by ...
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Mogashoa, Motanti Mary
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
The main aim of this study was to isolate and characterise antifungal and antibacterial compounds from leaf extracts of Combretum molle which belonging to the Combretaceae family. C. molle is one of the commonly used ...
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Ntivuguruzwa, Jean Bosco
(University of Pretoria, 2016)
Despite the occurrence of S. Typhimurium infections, little is known on the genetic
diversity, virulence characteristics and antimicrobial resistance profiles of poultry S. Typhimurium
in South Africa. Therefore, S. ...
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Dlamkile, Zinathi
(University of Pretoria, 2023-04-03)
Heartwater is one of the major tick-borne diseases of both domestic and some wild ruminants in Africa and some Caribbean islands. The disease is caused by Ehrlichia ruminantium, a member of the phylum Proteobacteria and ...
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Venter, Alicia
(University of Pretoria, 2023-11-30)
Babesia caballi is an intra-erythrocytic parasite causing equine piroplasmosis (EP). Three genotypes (A, B, and C) have been identified based on the 18S ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) and rhoptry-associated protein-1 ...
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Kambuyi, Katembue
(University of Pretoria, 2018)
Introduction: Campylobacter spp. is the most frequent cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in humans globally. Campylobacter spp. infections are characterized by acute watery or bloody diarrhoea, fever, weight loss and ...
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Mainga, Alfred Omwando
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) is a food pathogen causing infections characterised by mild watery to severe bloody diarrhea and complications such as the hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Humans acquire STEC through ...
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De Boni, Liesl
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
In 2013, a disease survey of people in the Mnisi community, Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga,
South Africa revealed a surprisingly high level of exposure to tick bite fever, Bartonella, Q
fever and leptospirosis. This indicated ...
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Van Wyngaard, Joan
(University of Pretoria, 2023-11-20)
Pelargonium sidoides (P. sidoides) DC., a member of the Geraniaceae family, is of significant importance in both traditional herbal practices and modern phytotherapy. It is widely used to treat bronchitis and infections ...
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Oguttu, James Wabwire
(University of Pretoria, 2015)
Background and motivation
Informal food vending has many benefits that range from food security for the urban poor, to contribution to local economies. Yet, the street food sector is not recognized and is treated as a ...