• COVID-19 vaccines under the international health regulations – we must use the WHO international certificate of vaccination or prophylaxis 

  Petersen, Eskild; Lucey, Daniel; Blumberg, Lucille Hellen; Kramer, Laura D.; Al-Abri, Seif; Lee, Shui Shan; De Castro Abreu Pinto, Tatiana; Obiero, Christina W.; Rodriguez-Morales, Alfonso J.; Yapi, Richard; Abubakar, Aisha; Tambyah, Paul Anantharajah; Holmes, Allison; Chen, Lin H. (Elsevier, 2021-01)

  The first vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 have now received emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), European Medicines Agency (EMA) and national authorities in China, India, UK, and ...
• Answer to Paredes et al. commenting on “COVID-19 vaccines under the International Health Regulations — we must use the WHO international certificate of vaccination or prophylaxis” 

  Petersen, Eskild; Lucey, Daniel; Blumberg, Lucille Hellen; Kramer, Laura D.; Al-Abri, Seif; Lee, Shui Shan; De Castro Abreu Pinto, Tatiana; Obiero, Christina W.; Rodriguez-Morales, Alfonso J.; Yapi, Richard; Abubakar, Aisha; Tambyah, Paul Anantharajah; Holmes, Allison; Chen, Lin H. (Elsevier, 2021-02)

  No abstract available.
• Epidemiology and genomic analysis of equine encephalosis virus detected in horses with clinical signs in South Africa, 2010-2017 

  Snyman, Jumari; Koekemoer, Otto; Van Schalkwyk, Antoinette; Van Vuren, Petrus Jansen; Snyman, Louwtjie; Williams, June; Venter, Marietjie (MDPI, 2021-03)

  Equine encephalosis virus (EEV) is a neglected virus endemic to South Africa and is considered to generally result in mild disease in equines. Specimens were analyzed from live horses that presented with undefined ...
• Insights into the pathogenesis of viral haemorrhagic fever based on virus tropism and tissue lesions of natural Rift Valley fever 

  Odendaal, Lieza; Davis, A. Sally; Venter, Estelle Hildegard (MDPI, 20-04)

  Rift Valley fever phlebovirus (RVFV) infects humans and a wide range of ungulates and historically has caused devastating epidemics in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Lesions of naturally infected cases of Rift Valley ...
• Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus is omnipresent in elephants in European zoos and an Asian elephant range country 

  Hoornweg, Tabitha E.; Schaftenaar, Willem; Maurer, Gilles; Van den Doel, Petra B.; Molenaar, Fieke M.; Chamouard-Galante, Alexandre; Vercammen, Francis; De Haan, Cornelis A. M.; Rutten, Victor P.M.G.; De Haan, Cornelis A.M. (MDPI, 2021-02)

  Elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses (EEHVs) may cause acute, often lethal, hemorrhagic disease (EEHV-HD) in young elephants. Prevalence of EEHV in different elephant populations is still largely unknown. In order to ...
• Characterization of foot-and-mouth disease viruses in Zambia-implications for the epidemiology of the disease in southern Africa 

  Banda, Frank; Sinkala, Yona; Mataa, Liywalli; Lebea, Phiyani; Sikombe, Tingiya; Kangwa, Henry L.; Fana, Elliot M.; Mokopasetso, Mokganedi; Wadsworth, Jemma; Knowles, Nick J.; King, Donald P.; Quan, Melvyn (MDPI, 2021-10)

  The livestock industry supports livelihood and nutritional security of at least 42% of people in the Southern African Development Community region. However, presence of animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease poses ...
• Antimicrobial resistance and mcr-1 gene in Escherichia coli isolated from poultry samples submitted to a bacteriology laboratory in South Africa 

  Hassan, Ibrahim Zubairu; Wandrag, Buks; Gouws, Johan J.; Qekwana, Daniel Nenene; Naidoo, Vinny (Veterinary World, 2021-10)

  BACKGROUND AND AIM: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and recently mobilized colistin resistance (mcr-1) associated colistin resistance among Escherichia coli isolates have been attributed to the overuse of antimicrobials ...
• Glucose oligosaccharide and long-chain glucomannan feed additives induce enhanced activation of intraepithelial NK cells and relative abundance of commensal lactic acid bacteria in broiler chickens 

  Meijerink, Nathalie; De Oliveira, Jean E.; Van Haarlem, Daphne A.; Hosotani, Guilherme; Lamot, David M.; Stegeman, J. Arjan; Jansen, Christine A.; Rutten, Victor P.M.G.; Jansen, Christine A. (MDPI, 2021-06)

  Restrictions on the use of antibiotics in the poultry industry stimulate the development of alternative nutritional solutions to maintain or improve poultry health. This requires more insight in the modulatory effects ...
• Molecular confirmation of high prevalence of species of Hepatozoon infection in free-ranging African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in the Kruger National Park, South Africa 

  Netherlands, Edward C.; Stroebel, Carlie; Du Preez, Louis H.; Shabangu, Ntji; Matjila, Paul Tshepo; Van Schalkwyk, Ockert Louis; Penzhorn, Barend Louis (Elsevier, 2021-04)

  Reports in the literature indicate that species of Hepatozoon commonly occur in African wild dog (AWD) or painted wolf (Lycaon pictus) populations. These findings were based on examination of blood smears by microscopy, and ...
• First report of cystic echinococcosis in rhinos : a fertile infection of Echinococcus equinus in a Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) of Kruger National Park, South Africa 

  Zaffarano, Gianluca P.; De Klerk-Lorist, Lin-Mari; Junker, Kerstin; Mitchell, Emily P.; Bhoora, Raksha; Poglayen, Giovanni; Govender, Danny (Elsevier, 2021-04)

  Despite being a parasitic disease known since ancient times, some epidemiological aspects of cystic echinococcosis (CE) remain unclear. Many studies describe its prevalence and genotyping in populations of domestic animals ...
• Testing-related and geo-demographic indicators strongly predict COVID-19 deaths in the United States during March of 2020 

  Hittner, James B.; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo; Hoogesteijn, Almira L.; Piccinini, Renata; Maciorowski, Dawid; Kempaiah, Prakasha; Smith, Stephen D.; Rivas, Ariel L. (Elsevier, 2021-09)

  The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc around the globe and caused significant disruptions across multiple domains. Moreover, different countries have been differentially impacted by COVID-19 — a phenomenon that is due ...
• An entry risk assessment of African horse sickness virus into the controlled area of South Africa through the legal movement of equids 

  Grewar, John Duncan; Kotze, Johann L.; Parker, Beverly J.; Van Helden, Lesley S.; Weyer, Camilla Theresa (Public Library of Science, 2021-05)

  South Africa is endemic for African horse sickness (AHS), an important health and tradesensitive disease of equids. The country is zoned with movement control measures facilitating an AHS-free controlled area in the ...
• Latent class evaluation of the performance of serological tests for exposure to Brucella spp. in cattle, sheep, and goats in Tanzania 

  Bodenham, Rebecca F.; MazeriI, Stella; Cleaveland, Sarah; CrumpI, John A.; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo; De Glanville, William A.; Haydon, Daniel T.; Kazwala, Rudovick R.; Kibona, Tito J.; Maro, Venance P.; Maze, Michael J.; Mmbaga, Blandina T.; Mtui-Malamsha, Niwael J.; Shirima, Gabriel M.; Swai, Emanuel S.; Thomas, Kate M.; deC. Bronsvoort, Barend M.; DeC. Bronsvoort, Barend M.; Halliday, Jo E. B. (Public Library of Science, 2021-08)

  BACKGROUND : Brucellosis is a neglected zoonosis endemic in many countries, including regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Evaluated diagnostic tools for the detection of exposure to Brucella spp. are important for disease ...
• An atlas of tsetse and animal African trypanosomiasis in Zimbabwe 

  Shereni, William; Neves, L.C.B.G.D. (Luís); Argilés, Rafael; Nyakupinda, Learnmore; Cecchi, Giuliano (BMC, 2021-01)

  BACKGROUND: In the 1980s and 1990s, great strides were taken towards the elimination of tsetse and animal African trypanosomiasis (AAT) in Zimbabwe. However, advances in recent years have been limited. Previously freed ...
• Geospatial modelling and univariate analysis of commensal rodent-borne cestodoses : the case of invasive spp. of Rattus and indigenous Mastomys coucha from South Africa 

  Julius, Rolanda Sunayé; Zengeya, Tsungai Alfred; Schwan, Ernst Volker; Chimimba, Christian Timothy (Frontiers Media, 2021-06)

  Poor socio-economic and unsanitary conditions are conducive to commensal rodent infestations, and these conditions are widespread in South Africa. Cestode species of zoonotic interest are highly prevalent in commensal ...
• Porcine babesiosis caused by Babesia sp. Suis in a pot-bellied pig in South Africa 

  Avenant, Alida; Park, Janice Y.; Vorster, Ilse; Mitchell, Emily P.; Arenas-Gamboa, Angela M. (Frontiers Media, 2021-01-06)

  Babesiosis is a worldwide, tick-borne disease of economic importance in livestock caused by Babesia spp., which are hemoparasitic piroplasms that target the host erythrocytes. Cattle, dogs, small ruminants, and wild ...
• Evidence-based African swine fever policies : do we address virus and host adequately? 

  Busch, Frank; Haumont, Celine; Penrith, Mary-Louise; Laddomada, Alberto; Dietze, Klaas; Globig, Anja; Guberti, Vittorio; Zani, Laura; Depner, Klaus (Frontiers Media, 2021-03-24)

  African swine fever (ASF) is one of the most threatening diseases for the pig farming sector worldwide. Prevention, control and eradication remain a challenge, especially in the absence of an effective vaccine or cure ...
• Transcriptomic analysis of salivary glands of ornithodoros brasiliensis aragao, 1923, the agent of a neotropical tick-toxicosis syndrome in humans 

  Reck, Jose; Webster, Anelise; Dall’Agnol, Bruno; Pienaar, Ronel; De Castro, Minique H.; Featherston, Jonathan; Mans, Ben J. (Barend Johannes) (Frontiers Media, 2021-08-06)

  Tick salivary glands produce and secrete a variety of compounds that modulate host responses and ensure a successful blood meal. Despite great progress made in the identification of ticks salivary compounds in recent years, ...
• South African buffalo-derived Theileria parva is distinct from other buffalo and cattle-derived T. parva 

  Maboko, Boitumelo B.; Sibeko-Matjila, Kgomotso Penelope; Pierneef, Rian; Chan, Wai Y.; Josemans, Antoinette; Marumo, Ratselane D.; Mbizeni, Sikhumbuzo; Latif, Abdalla A.; Mans, Ben J. (Barend Johannes) (MDPI, 2021-06-25)

  Theileria parva is a protozoan parasite transmitted by the brown-eared ticks, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Rhipicephalus zambeziensis. Buffaloes are the parasite’s ancestral host, with cattle being the most recent ...
• Feline babesiosis : an endemic South African disease 

  Penzhorn, Barend Louis; Schoeman, Tanya; Jacobson, Linda S. (Japanese Society of Veterinary Parasitology, 2006)

  Babesia felis originally described from wild cats in the Sudan was subsequently incriminated as causing clinical disease in domestic cats. Although babesiosis in domestic cats has been reported sporadically from various ...

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