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Browsing by Subject "Veterinary science theses SDG-11"
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Kaitopok, Jeremiah Poghon
(University of Pretoria, 2015)
The aim of this study was to investigate the economics of damage to crops and infrastructure, injuries and loss of life at the human-elephant interface within Tsavo Conservation Area between 2010 and 2013. Data was generated ...
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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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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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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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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 ...
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Verwoerd, Dirk J.
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
Taeniid tapeworms have very simple lifecycles with the adult stage developing in the intestine of the obligate human host, after the ingestion of viable cysticerci in raw/undercooked meat. Bovine Cysticercosis follows ...