• Prevalence of selected zoonotic diseases and risk factors at a human-wildlife-livestock interface in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa 

  Simpson, Gregory J.G.; Quan, Vanessa; Frean, John; Knobel, Darryn L.; Rossouw, Jennifer; Weyer, Jacqueline; Marcotty, Tanguy; Godfroid, Jacques; Blumberg, Lucille H. (Mary Ann Liebert, 2018-06)

  A lack of surveillance and diagnostics for zoonotic diseases in rural human clinics limits clinical awareness of these diseases. We assessed the prevalence of nine zoonotic pathogens in a pastoral, low-income, HIV-endemic ...
• A correlation between capsid protein VP2 and the plaque morphology of African horse sickness virus in cell culture 

  Schade-Weskott, Mathilde L.; Van Schalkwyk, Antoinette; Koekemoer, J.J.O. (Springer, 2018-05)

  The attenuated live virus vaccine that is used in South Africa to protect against African horse sickness infection was developed more than 50 years ago. With the selection of the vaccine strains by cell culture passage, a ...
• South African medicinal plant extracts active against influenza A virus 

  Mehrbod, Parvaneh; Abdalla, Muna Ali; Njoya, Emmanuel Mfotie; Ahmed, Aroke Shahid; Fotouhi, Fatemeh; Farahmand, Behrokh; Gado, Dorcas A.; Tabatabaian, Mansoureh; Fasanmi, Olubunmi Gabriel; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo (BioMed Central, 2018-03-27)

  BACKGROUND : Influenza infection remains a major health threat for animals and humans which crucially requires effective antiviral remedies. The usage of herbal medications as readily available alternatives for their ...
• Sero-surveillance of Lyssavirus specific antibodies in Nigerian fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) 

  Tyem, Dinchi A.; Dogonyaro, Banenat B.; Woma, Timothy A.; Ngoepe, Ernest Chuene; Sabeta, Claude Taurai (MDPI Publishing, 2017-07-09)

  The aetiological agent of rabies is a member of the Lyssavirus genus (Rhabdoviridae family, order Mononegavirales). The disease (rabies) is endemic in many parts of Asia and Africa and still remains an important public ...
• Monitoring Mycobacterium bovis in Eurasian badgers (Meles meles) killed by vehicles in Northern Ireland between 1998 and 2011 

  Courcier, Emily A.; Menzies, Fraser D.; Strain, Sam A.J.; Skuce, Robin A.; Robinson, Philip A.; Patterson, Ivan A.P.; McBride, Kathryn R.; McCormick, Carl M.; Walton, Eric; McDowell, Stanley W.J.; Abernethy, D.A. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-03)

  Despite extensive long-term eradication programmes, bovine tuberculosis (bTB) remains endemic in much of the British Isles. The cost of the national eradication programme in Northern Ireland was estimated at £23 million ...
• Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever presenting with undiagnosed chronic myeloid leukaemia 

  Coetzee, Marius J.; Blumberg, Lucille H.; Paweska, Janusz T.; Leman, Pat; Swanepoel, Robert; De Kock, Andre (Medpharm Publications, NISC (Pty) Ltd, Taylor and Francis, and Informa business, 2017)

  A patient with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) presented with a high white cell count and splenomegaly. Underlying chronic myeloid leukaemia was diagnosed. The management of this complex case was difficult, and ...
• Molecular characterization of cosmopolitan and potentially co-invasive helminths of commensal, murid rodents in Gauteng Province, South Africa 

  Julius, R.S. (Rolanda); Schwan, E.V. (Volker); Chimimba, Christian Timothy (Springer, 2018-04)

  Concurrent studies of helminth parasites of introduced and native rodent species are few and miss the opportunity to identify potential co-invasive parasite species. This study employed molecular tools to infer the phylogeny ...
• Altered lipid properties of the stratum corneum in Canine Atopic Dermatitis 

  Chermprapai, Suttiwee; Broere, Femke; Gooris, Gert; Schlotter, Yvette M.; Rutten, Victor P.M.G.; Bouwstra, Joke A. (Elsevier, 2018-02)

  Skin barrier disruption plays a role in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis (AD) in humans. However, little is known about skin barrier (dys-) function in Canine Atopic Dermatitis. The properties of lipids located in ...
• The African swine fever epidemic in West Africa, 1996-2002 

  Brown, A.A.; Penrith, Mary-Louise; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo; Beltran-Alcrudo, D. (Wiley, 2018-02)

  African swine fever (ASF) is a contagious, highly fatal, haemorrhagic viral disease that only affects members of the Suidae family. Currently, no vaccine or treatment exists, so the disease has potentially devastating ...
• Mapping potential amplification and transmission hotspots for MERS-CoV, Kenya 

  Gikonyo, Stephen; Kimani, Tabitha; Matere, Joseph; Kimutai, Joshua; Kiambi, Stella G.; Bitek, Austine O.; Juma Ngeiywa, K.J.Z.; Makonnen, Yilma J.; Tripodi, Astrid; Morzaria, Subhash; Lubroth, Juan; Rugalema, Gabriel; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo (Springer, 2018-03)

  Dromedary camels have been implicated consistently as the source of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) human infections and attention to prevent and control it has focused on camels. To understanding ...
• Documenting the absence of brucellosis in cattle, goats and dogs in a “One Health” interface in the Mnisi community, Limpopo, South Africa 

  Simpson, Gregory J.G.; Marcotty, Tanguy; Rouille, Elodie; Matekwe, Nelson; Letesson, Jean-Jacques; Godfroid, Jacques (Springer, 2018-04)

  This study shows the absence of the world’s most common bacterial zoonoses caused by Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis in cattle, goats and dogs in an agro-pastoral community in South Africa, where heifer vaccination ...
• Domestic mammals facilitate tick-borne pathogen transmission networks in South African wildlife 

  Espinaze, Marcela P.A.; Hellard, Eléonore; Horak, Ivan Gerard; Cumming, Graeme S. (Elsevier, 2018-05)

  As changes in the environment have brought wild and domestic animals into closer proximity, cross-species disease transmission has become a major concern in wildlife conservation. The worldwide impacts of tick-borne diseases ...
• Ecological suitability modeling for anthrax in the Kruger National Park, South Africa 

  Steenkamp, Pieter Johan; Van Heerden, Henriette; Van Schalkwyk, Ockert Louis (Public Library of Science, 2018-01-18)

  The spores of the soil-borne bacterium, Bacillus anthracis, which causes anthrax are highly resistant to adverse environmental conditions. Under ideal conditions, anthrax spores can survive for many years in the soil. ...
• Prediction and attenuation of seasonal spillover of parasites between wild and domestic ungulates in an arid mixed-use system 

  Walker, Josephine G.; Evans, Kate E.; Vineer, Hannah Rose; Van Wyk, J.A. (Jan Aucamp); Morgan, Eric R. (Wiley, 2018-01)

  1. Transmission of parasites between host species affects host population dynamics, interspecific competition, and ecosystem structure and function. In areas where wild and domestic herbivores share grazing land, management ...
• Molecular detection of pathogens in ticks infesting cattle in Nampula province, Mozambique 

  Matsimbe, Ana Marcília; Magaia, Vlademiro; Sanches, Gustavo Seron; Neves, L.C.B.G.D. (Luís); Noormahomed, Emília; Antunes, Sandra; Domingos, Ana (Springer, 2017-09)

  Ticks are ectoparasites that can act as vectors of a large number of pathogens in wild and domestic animals, pets, and occasionally humans. The global threat of emerging or re-emerging tick-borne diseases supports the need ...
• 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 ...
• Draft genome sequences of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, A. marginale, and A. ovis Isolates from different hosts 

  Diaz-Sanchez, Sandra; Hernandez-Jarguin, Angelica; Fernandez de Mera, Isabel G.; Alberdi, Pilar; Zweygarth, Erich; Gortazar, Christian; De la Fuente, Jose (American Society for Microbiology, 2018-02-01)

  Here, we report the draft genome sequences of isolates of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Anaplasma marginale, and Anaplasma ovis. The genomes of A. phagocytophilum (human), A. marginale (cattle), and A. ovis (goat) isolates ...
• Range expansion of the economically important Asiatic blue tick, Rhipicephalus microplus, in South Africa 

  Nyangiwe, Nkululeko; Horak, Ivan Gerard; Van der Mescht, Luther; Matthee, Sonja (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2017-12-08)

  The Asiatic blue tick, Rhipicephalus microplus, a known vector of bovine babesiosis and bovine anaplasmosis, is of great concern in the cattle industry. For this reason, detailed knowledge of the distribution of R. ...
• Mosquito-borne arboviruses of African origin : review of key viruses and vectors 

  Braack, L.E.O.; De Almeida, Antonio Paulo Gouveia; Cornel, Anthony J.; Swanepoel, Robert; De Jager, Christiaan (BioMed Central, 2018-01-09)

  Key aspects of 36 mosquito-borne arboviruses indigenous to Africa are summarized, including lesser or poorly-known viruses which, like Zika, may have the potential to escape current sylvatic cycling to achieve greater ...
• Farm-level risk factors associated with bovine tuberculosis in the dairy sector in Eritrea 

  hebremariam, M.K.; Michel, Anita Luise; Nielen, M.; Vernooij, J.C.M.; Rutten, Victor P.M.G. (Blackwell Verlag GmbH, 2018-02)

  The aim of our study was to determine the association of selected potential risk factors with the presence of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) in dairy herds in Eritrea. A case–control study was conducted in the three major ...

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