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Sumanu, Victory Osirimade; Naidoo, Vinny; Oosthuizen, Marinda C.; Chamunorwa, Joseph Panashe (Springer, 2022-12)Broiler chicken meat is a good source of protein consumed universally, and is one of the most commonly farmed species in world. In addition to providing food, poultry non-edible byproducts also have value. A major advantage ...
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Sibeko-Matjila, Kgomotso Penelope; Collins, Nicola E.; Oosthuizen, Marinda C.; Troskie, Milana; Potgieter, Fred T.; Coetzer, Jacobus A.W.; Geysen, Dirk (Elsevier, 2011-09)Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of PCR products (PCR-RFLP) and sequencing of the variable region of the p104 and PIM genes was performed on samples obtained from South African T. parva parasites originating ...
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Hove, Paidashe; Brayton, Kelly A.; Liebenberg, Junita; Pretorius, Alri; Oosthuizen, Marinda C.; Noh, Susan Marite; Collins, Nicola E. (Elsevier, 2020-07)Bovine anaplasmosis is a globally economically important tick-borne disease caused by the obligate intraerythrocytic rickettsia, Anaplasma marginale. A live Anaplasma centrale blood-based vaccine is available, but it does ...
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Kolo, Agatha Onyemowo; Collins, Nicola E.; Brayton, Kelly A.; Chaisi, Mamohale E.; Blumberg, Lucille Hellen; Frean, John; Gall, Cory A.; Wentzel, Jeanette Maria; Wills-Berriman, Samantha; De Boni, Liesl; Weyer, Jacqueline; Rossouw, Jennifer; Oosthuizen, Marinda C. (MDPI, 2020-11)DNA samples from 74 patients with non-malarial acute febrile illness (AFI), 282 rodents, 100 cattle, 56 dogs and 160 Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks were screened for the presence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum DNA using a ...
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Zimmermann, David E.; Penzhorn, Barend Louis; Vorster, Ilse; Troskie, Milana; Oosthuizen, Marinda C. (Elsevier, 2021-03)The two black rhinoceros subspecies (Diceros bicornis bicornis and D. b. minor) in South African conservation areas are managed as separate metapopulations. Since infection with Babesia bicornis can be fatal in black ...
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Bosman, Anna-Mari; Oosthuizen, Marinda C.; Venter, Estelle Hildegard; Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham; Gous, Tertius A.; Penzhorn, Barend Louis (BioMed Central, 2013-05-01)BACKGROUND: Although reported sporadically from various countries, feline babesiosis appears to be a significant clinical entity only in South Africa, where Babesia felis is usually incriminated as the causative agent. ...
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Bosman, Anna-Mari; Oosthuizen, Marinda C.; Peirce, Michael A.; Venter, Estelle Hildegard; Penzhorn, Barend Louis (American Society for Microbiology, 2010-08)In a previous paper, we reported on a large number of cheetah blood specimens that gave positive signals only for Babesia and/or Theileria genus-specific probes on the reverse line blot (RLB) assay, indicating the presence ...
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Penzhorn, Barend Louis; Oosthuizen, Marinda C. (Frontiers Media, 2020-03-27)This is the first comprehensive review of the literature pertaining to Babesia species reported from domestic cats. Description of the four species (Babesia felis, Babesia cati, Babesia herpailuri, and Babesia pantherae) ...
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Penzhorn, Barend Louis; Vorster, Ilse; Harrison-White, Robert F.; Oosthuizen, Marinda C. (BioMed Central, 2017-03-17)BACKGROUND : Babesia rossi, which is transmitted by Haemaphysalis spp. and is highly virulent to domestic dogs, occurs only in sub-Saharan Africa. Since dogs are not native to the region, it has been postulated that the ...
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Ouedraogo, Achille S.; Zannou, Olivier M.; Biguezoton, Abel S.; Kouassi, Patrick Y.; Belem, Adrien M.G.; Farougou, Souaibou; Oosthuizen, Marinda C.; Saegerman, Claude; Lempereur, Laetitia (Elsevier, 2021-07)Babesiosis, theileriosis, anaplasmosis, and heartwater are tick-borne diseases that threaten livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa including Burkina Faso and Benin. For over a decade, these two bordering countries ...
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Khumalo, Zamantungwa Thobeka Happiness; Catanese, Helen N.; Liesching, Nicole; Hove, Paidashe; Collins, Nicola E.; Chaisi, Mamohale E.; Gebremedhin, Assefaw H.; Oosthuizen, Marinda C.; Brayton, Kelly A. (American Society for Microbiology, 2016-10)Bovine anaplasmosis caused by the intraerythrocytic rickettsial pathogen Anaplasma marginale is endemic in South Africa. Anaplasma marginale subspecies centrale also infects cattle; however, it causes a milder form of ...
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Co-infections with multiple genotypes of Anaplasma marginale in cattle indicate pathogen diversity Hove, Paidashe; Chaisi, Mamohale E.; Brayton, Kelly A.; Ganesan, Hamilton; Catanese, Helen N.; Mtshali, Moses S.; Mutshembele, Awelani M.; Oosthuizen, Marinda C.; Collins, Nicola E. (BioMed Central, 2018-01-03)BACKGROUND : Only a few studies have examined the presence of Anaplasma marginale and Anaplasma centrale in South Africa, and no studies have comprehensively examined these species across the whole country. To undertake this ...
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Chaisi, Mamohale E.; Baxter, Janine R.; Hove, Paidashe; Choopa, Chimvwele Namantala; Oosthuizen, Marinda C.; Brayton, Kelly A.; Khumalo, Zamantungwa Thobeka Happiness; Mutshembele, Awelani M.; Mtshali, Moses S.; Collins, Nicola E. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2017-01-23)Several nucleic acid-based assays have been developed for detecting Anaplasma marginale and Anaplasma centrale in vectors and hosts, making the choice of method to use in endemic areas difficult. We evaluated the ability ...
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Penzhorn, Barend Louis; Vorster, Ilse; Redecker, Gernot; Oosthuizen, Marinda C. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2016-10)Although there is evidence of high seroprevalence of antibodies to Babesia spp. in dogs in central Namibia, clinical babesiosis is rarely diagnosed. Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato, the vector of Babesia vogeli, is ...
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Ouedraogo, Achille S.; Zannou, Olivier M.; Biguezoton, Abel S.; Yao, Kouassi Patrick; Gaston Belem, Adrien Marie; Farougou, Souaibou; Oosthuizen, Marinda C.; Saegerman, Claude; Lempereur, Laetitia (Elsevier, 2021-09)In West Africa, cross-border transhumance, also called seasonal migration, is known to be a very important animal production strategy, as it involves about 70 to 90% of cattle. In spite of the cattle movements, some strategic ...
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Development and validation of a multiplex, real-time PCR assay for Babesia rossi and Babesia vogeli Troskie, Milana; De Villiers, Lourens; Leisewitz, Andrew L.; Oosthuizen, Marinda C.; Quan, Melvyn (Elsevier, 2019-02)Canine babesiosis is caused by tick-transmitted intraerythrocytic protozoan parasites occurring worldwide. In southern Africa, babesiosis is caused by Babesia rossi and B. vogeli and is one of the most common and important ...
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Nkosi, Nokuzola Faith; Oosthuizen, Marinda C.; Quan, Melvyn (Elsevier, 2022-11)Ehrlichiosis is a potentially fatal zoonotic tick-borne disease, caused by a pleomorphic Gram-negative bacterium. It occurs worldwide and affects humans, domestic and wild animals. Dogs infected with Ehrlichia canis develop ...
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Cossu, Carlo Andrea; Collins, Nicola E.; Oosthuizen, Marinda; Menandro, Maria Luisa; Bhoora, Raksha Vasantrai; Vorster, Ilse; Cassini, Rudi; Stoltsz, Hein; Quan, Melvyn; Van Heerden, Henriette (MDPI, 2023-03-09)In Africa, ticks continue to be a major hindrance to the improvement of the livestock industry due to tick-borne pathogens that include Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Rickettsia and Coxiella species. A systemic review and ...
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Golezardy, Habib; Oosthuizen, Marinda C.; Penzhorn, Barend Louis (Elsevier, 2016-07)Ticks were collected from 191 cheetahs at three breeding centres in North West and Limpopo Provinces, South Africa. Haemaphysalis elliptica, a common tick of large felids, was the most abundant species collected, while ...
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Feng, Jie; Lin, Tao; Mihalca, Andrei D.; Niu, Qingli; Oosthuizen, Marinda (Frontiers Media, 2023-02-09)Lyme borreliosis (LB), caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.), is the most common tick-borne disease (TBD) in the northern hemisphere. Beyond Borrelia, ticks can transmit other pathogens, such as Rickettsia, ...
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