Cossu, Carlo Andrea; Cassini, R.; Bhoora, Raksha Vasantrai; Menandro, M.L.; Oosthuizen, Marinda; Collins, Nicola E.; Wentzel, Jeanette Maria; Quan, Melvyn; Fagir, Dina M.; Van Heerden, Henriette(Elsevier, 2024-09)
INTRODUCTION :
Tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) constitute an emerging threat to public and animal health especially in the African continent, where land-use change, and wildlife loss are creating new opportunities for disease ...
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, ...
Knobel, Darryn Leslie; Hanekom, Josef; Van den Bergh, Maria C.; Leisewitz, Andrew L.(Elsevier, 2024-09)
Gonadectomy in dogs is associated with changes in risks of a variety of non-infectious health conditions, but few studies have examined its effects on infectious disease outcomes. The objectives of our study were to estimate ...
Junker, Kerstin; Boomker, Joop; Horak, Ivan Gerard; Krasnov, Boris R.(Cambridge University Press, 2024)
Parasite community structure is governed by functional traits of hosts and parasites. Notably,
parasite populations and communities respond to host social and spatial behaviour. Many studies
demonstrating these effects ...
BACKGROUND :
Equine piroplasmosis is caused by two tick-borne protozoan parasites, Theileria equi and Babesia caballi,, which are clinically relevant in susceptible horses, donkeys, and mules. Moreover, equine piroplasmosis ...
Mozambique and Italy share a history of academic cooperation spanning almost half a century. The topical collection
“Environment, biodiversity and health in university scientific cooperation in Mozambique” stems from the ...
Tick-borne pathogens of the genus Anaplasma cause anaplasmosis in livestock and humans, impacting health and livelihoods, particularly in Africa. A comprehensive review on the epidemiology of Anaplasma species is important ...
Ntivuguruzwa, Jean Bosco(University of Pretoria, 2021)
Bovine brucellosis (BB) and bovine tuberculosis (bTB) are endemic in Rwanda; however, little is known about the diseases. Before this study, there were only three serological studies on BB, two serological studies on human ...
Smit, Andeliza(University of Pretoria, 2024-03-05)
Amblyomma, the third largest genus in the Ixodidae, are known for their vibrant decorative appearance and aggressive hunting behaviour. The genus comprises 24 species found across the African continent, with 17 identified ...
In this study, four antimicrobial growth promoters, including virginiamycin, josamycin, flavophospholipol, poly
2-propenal 2-propenoic acid and ultraviolet light, were tested for their capacity to induce stx-bacteriophages
in ...
Enterobacter sichuanensis AJI 2411 is a rhizobacteria displaying plant growth promoting potentials, which was
isolated from the rhizosphere of soybeans in Ede, Osun State, Nigeria. The full genome of Enterobacter ...
INTRODUCTION : Physical and non-physical processes that occur in nature may
influence biological processes, such as dissemination of infectious diseases.
However, such processes may be hard to detect when they are complex ...
Cantoni, Diego; Mayora-Neto, Martin; Derveni, Mariliza; Da Costa, Kelly; Del Rosario, Joanne; Ameh, Veronica Odinya; Sabeta, Claude; Auld, Bethany; Hamlet, Arran; Jones, Ian M.; Wright, Edward; Scott, Simon D.; Giotis, Efstathios S.; Banyard, Ashley C.; Temperton, Nigel(Frontiers Media, 2023-11-27)
INTRODUCTION : The Eidolon helvum fruit bat is one of the most widely distributed
fruit bats in Africa and known to be a reservoir for several pathogenic viruses that
can cause disease in animals and humans. To assess ...
Rodarte, Katie A.; Fair, Jeanne M.; Bett, Bernard K.; Kerfua, Susan D.; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo; Bartlow, Andrew W.(Frontiers Media, 2023-07-17)
Abattoirs are facilities where livestock are slaughtered and are an important
aspect in the food production chain. There are several types of abattoirs, which
differ in infrastructure and facilities, sanitation and PPE ...
The native Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa) is a relevant wildlife host for African swine fever (ASF) virus, contributing to infection maintenance and spread and representing a challenge for disease control. Combining ...
Through a collaborative effort across six Sub-Saharan African countries, using recognized international assessment techniques, 23 stocks of three tick species (Rhipicephalus microplus, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and ...
Trichinella infections have been documented globally and have been detected in
wild and/or domestic animals except Antarctica. There is paucity of information in
the metabolic responses of hosts during Trichinella ...
INTRODUCTION : Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) bacteria are the most
prominent etiological agents of lymphadenitis in pigs. M. avium subspecies
hominissuis (MAH) is a member of MAC and has been reported in many parts
of ...
Mazloum, Ali; Van Schalkwyk, Antoinette; Babiuk, Shawn; Venter, Estelle Hildegard; Wallace, David Brian; Sprygin, Alexander(Frontiers Media, 2023-11-02)
Lumpy skin disease is recognized as a transboundary and emerging disease of
cattle, buffaloes and other wild ruminants. Being initially restricted to Africa, and
since 1989 the Middle East, the unprecedented recent spread ...
Ochai, Sunday Ochonu; Crafford, Jan Ernst; Kamath, Pauline L.; Turner, Wendy C.; Van Heerden, Henriette(Frontiers Media, 2023-07-11)
Disease monitoring in free-ranging wildlife is a challenge and often relies on
passive surveillance. Alternatively, proactive surveillance that relies on the
detection of specific antibodies could give more reliable and ...