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Browsing by Supervisor "Sabeta, Claude Taurai"
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Coetzer, Andre
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
The etiological agent of rabies, rabies virus, is a member of the fatal Lyssavirus genus that accounts for the death of more than 55 000 humans per annum, with the number of infected animals far exceeding that number. The ...
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Seo, Wonhyo
(University of Pretoria, 2012-12-14)
Rabies is an important public and veterinary health threat in South Africa. The genus Lyssavirus is composed of 12 species including classical rabies virus (RABV, genotype 1), Lagos bat virus (LBV, genotype 2), Mokola virus ...
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Hlokwe, Motlatso Tiny
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) is a disease caused by Mycobacterium bovis, a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, which are bacteria that infect both domestic and wildlife host species. The zoonotic nature of the ...
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Ngoepe, Chuene Ernest
(University of Pretoria, 2011-01-25)
There are two rabies virus biotypes recognized in southern Africa namely; the canid and mongoose rabies virus biotypes. The host vectors of canid rabies biotype in South Africa are domestic dogs, black-backed jackals and ...
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Ogo, Mariam Florence
(University of Pretoria, 2010-02-19)
The domestic dog is the principal reservoir of rabies in Nigeria and the source of infection for over 99% of human cases that have been documented. The first recorded cases of human and dog rabies were in 1912 and 1928 ...
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Mapatse, Milton Francisco
(University of Pretoria, 2021-08)
Rabies is a fatal and neglected viral disease representing one of the major public and veterinary health concerns in developing countries, particularly in Africa. The prototype causative agent (Rabies lyssavirus (RABV)) ...