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  • Where and when to vaccinate? Interdisciplinary design and evaluation of the 2018 Tanzanian anti-rabies campaign 
    Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo; Mtui-Malamsha, Niwael; Mahiti, Gladys R.; Sallu, Raphael; OleNeselle, Moses; Rubegwa, Bachana; Makonnen, Yilma J.; Kafeero, Fred; Ruheta, Martin; Nonga, Hezron Emmanuel; Swai, Emmanuel S.; Makungu, Selemani; Killewo, Japhet; Otieno, Edward G.; Lupindu, Athumani M.; Komba, Erick; Mdegela, Robinson; Assenga, Justine K.; Bernard, Jubilate; Hussein, Mohamed; Marandu, Walter; Warioba, James; Kaaya, Eliona; Masanja, Pius; Francis, Gundelinda; Kessy, Violet M.; Savy, Janique; Choyo, Hija; Ochieng, Justus; Hoogesteijn, Almira L.; Fasina, Margaret M.; Rivas, Ariel L. (Elsevier, 2020-06)
    OBJECTIVES : Hoping to improve health-related effectiveness, a two-phase vaccination against rabies was designed and executed in northern Tanzania in 2018, which included geo-epidemiological and economic perspectives. METHODS ...
  • White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) prevalence in wild and aquaculture crustacean populations from Mozambique, assessed by molecular diagnosis 
    Mondlane-Milisse, Amelia; Pedro, Olivia; Brito, Denise R.A.; Mulandane, Fernando Chanisso; De-Araujo, Lucinda; Leao-Buchir, Joelma; Falique, Jussa; Monjane-Mabuie, Artimisia; Penina, Elvira; Omar, Maria Isabel Virgilio; Ibraimo, Saquibibi Valgy; Gemo, Sonia Esperanca; Maembo, Latifo; Correia, Dacia; Neves, L.C.B.G.D. (Luís) (Springer, 2022-06)
    White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is still one of the most dangerous viral pathogens in crustacean aquaculture since its first identification in 1992, especially for tropical and subtropical countries. In Mozambique, WSSV ...
  • Whither commodity-based trade? 
    Rich, Karl M.; Perry, B.D. (Brian D.), 1946- (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011-05)
    Market access for livestock products from Africa has traditionally been limited by the presence of certain infectious diseases that pose risks to animal and human health. However, an increasingly discussed option ...
  • Whole genome sequencing and identification of Bacillus endophyticus and B. anthracis isolated from anthrax outbreaks in South Africa 
    Lekota, Kgaugelo Edward; Bezuidt, Keoagile Ignatius Oliver; Mafofo, Joseph; Rees, Jasper; Muchadeyi, Farai Catherine; Madoroba, Evelyn; Van Heerden, Henriette (BioMed Central, 2018-07-09)
    BACKGROUND : Bacillus endophyticus is a soil plant-endophytic bacterium, while B. anthracis is the causative agent of anthrax. The virulence factors of B. anthracis are the plasmid encoded tripartite toxins (pXO1) and ...
  • Whole-genome sequencing of Theileria parva strains provides insight into parasite migration and diversification in the African continent 
    Hayashida, Kyoko; Abe, Takashi; Wier, William; Nakao, Ryo; Ito, Kimihito; Kajino, Kiichi; Suzuki, Yutaka; Jongejan, Frans; Geysen, Dirk; Sugimoto, Chihiro (Oxford University Press, 2013)
    The disease caused by the apicomplexan protozoan parasite Theileria parva, known as East Coast fever or Corridor disease, is one of the most serious cattle diseases in Eastern, Central, and Southern Africa. We performed ...
  • Why is Southern African canine babesiosis so virulent? An evolutionary perspective 
    Penzhorn, Barend Louis (BioMed Central, 2011)
    Canine babesiosis is a common, highly virulent disease in Southern Africa with even pups and juveniles being severely affected. This contrasts with bovine babesiosis, for example, where host, parasite and vector co-evolved and ...
  • Why latrines are not used : communities’ perceptions and practices regarding latrines in a taenia solium endemic rural area in Eastern Zambia 
    Thys, Séverine; Mwape, Kabemba Evans; Lefevre, Pierre; Dorny, P.; Marcotty, Tanguy; Phiri, Andrew M.; Phiri, I.K.; Gabriel, Sarah; Gyapong, Margaret (Public Library of Science, 2015-03-04)
    Taenia solium cysticercosis is a neglected parasitic zoonosis occurring in many developing countries. Socio-cultural determinants related to its control remain unclear. Studies in Africa have shown that the underuse of ...
  • Widespread reassortment contributes to antigenic shift in Bluetongue viruses from South Africa 
    Van Schalkwyk, Antoinette; Coetzee, Peter; Ebersohn, Karen; Von Teichman, Beate; Venter, Estelle (MDPI, 2023-07)
    Bluetongue (BT), a viral disease of ruminants, is endemic throughout South Africa, where outbreaks of different serotypes occur. The predominant serotypes can differ annually due to herd immunity provided by annual ...
  • Wildlife on the move : a hidden tuberculosis threat to conservation areas and game farms through introduction of untested animals 
    Hlokwe, Tiny Motlatso; De Klerk-Lorist, Lin Mari; Michel, Anita Luise (Wildlife Disease Association, 2016-10)
    In South Africa, African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) are one of the wildlife maintenance hosts for bovine tuberculosis (BTB) and play a key role in the spread of the disease to other wildlife species and potentially back ...
  • Wildlife tuberculosis in South African conservation areas: implications and challenges 
    Michel, Anita Luise; Bengis, Roy G.; Keet, D.F.; Hofmeyr, Markus; De Klerk-Lorist, Lin Mari; Cross, Paul C.; Jolles, Anna E.; Cooper, Dave; Whyte, I.J.; Buss, Peter Erik; Godfroid, Jacques (Elsevier, 2006)
    Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium bovis, was first diagnosed in African buffalo in South Africa's Kruger National Park in 1990. Over the past 15 years the disease has spread northwards leaving only the most northern ...
  • Wildlife-cattle interactions emerge as drivers of bovine tuberculosis in traditionally farmed cattle 
    Sichewo, Petronillah Rudo; Etter, Eric Marcel Charles; Michel, Anita Luise (Elsevier, 2020-01)
    Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in cattle is recognized to be associated with several risk factors that include herd size, cattle movement, ownership of other domestic animals, confinement of cattle in enclosures at night, water ...
  • William Horner Andrews (1887-1953) - first Professor of Physiology at Onderstepoort 
    Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand; Andrews, W.J.H. (South African Veterinary Association, 2011)
    W H Andrews qualified as a veterinarian in London in 1908 and was recruited soon after, in 1909, by Sir Arnold Theiler to join the staff of the newly established veterinary laboratory at Onderstepoort. After initial studies ...
  • Wing length of tsetse caught by stationary and mobile sampling methods 
    Mweempwa, Cornelius; Mbewe, Njelembo J.; De Deken, Reginald (Elsevier, 2020-04)
    INTRODUCTION : A variety of techniques have been used to control tsetse with varying degrees of success. In a study on the population structure of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes that recovered after a previous vector control ...
  • With or without a vaccine-a review of complementary and alternative approaches to managing african swine fever in resource-constrained smallholder settings 
    Penrith, Mary-Louise; Bastos, Armanda D.S.; Chenais, Erika (MDPI, 2021-02)
    The spectacular recent spread of African swine fever (ASF) in Eastern Europe and Asia has been strongly associated, as it is in the endemic areas in Africa, with free-ranging pig populations and low-biosecurity backyard ...
  • Within guild co-infections influence parasite community membership : a longitudinal study in African Buffalo 
    Henrichs, Brian; Oosthuizen, Marinda C.; Troskie, Milana; Gorsich, Erin; Beechler, Brianna; Ezenwa, Vanessa O.; Jolles, Anna E. (Wiley, 2016-07)
    1. Experimental studies in laboratory settings have demonstrated a critical role of parasite interactions in shaping parasite communities. The sum of these interactions can produce diverse effects on individual hosts as ...
  • Young elephants in a large herd maintain high levels of elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus-specific antibodies and do not succumb to fatal haemorrhagic disease 
    Hoornweg, Tabitha E.; Perera, Vijitha P.; Karunarathne, Roshan N.S.; Schaftenaar, Willem; Mahakapuge, Thilini A.N.; Kalupahana, Anil W.; Rutten, Victor P.M.G.; De Haan, Cornelis A.M. (Wiley, 2022-09)
    Elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses (EEHVs) have co-existed with elephants for millions of years, yet may cause fatal haemorrhagic disease (EEHV-HD), typically in elephants between 1 and 10 years of age. EEHV is ...
  • Zoonotic tuberculosis - the changing landscape 
    Kock, Richard; Michel, Anita Luise; Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy; Azhar, Esam I.; Torrelles, Jordi B.; Cadmus, Simeon I.; Brunton, Lucy; Chakaya, Jeremiah M.; Marais, Ben; Mboera, Leonard; Rahim, Zeaur; Haider, Najmul; Zumla, Alimuddin (Elsevier, 2021-12)
    Despite slow reductions in the annual burden of active human tuberculosis (TB) cases, zoonotic TB (zTB) remains a poorly monitored and an important unaddressed global problem. There is a higher incidence in some regions ...
  • Zoonotic tuberculosis and brucellosis in Africa : neglected zoonoses or minor public-health issues? The outcomes of a multi-disciplinary workshop 
    Marcotty, Tanguy; Matthys, F.; Godfroid, Jacques; Rigouts, Leen; Ameni, G.; Gey van Pittius, Nicolaas C.; Kazwala, Rudovick R.; Muma, John B.; Van Helden, Paul David; Walravens, Karl; De Klerk-Lorist, Lin Mari; Geoghegan, Claire; Mbotha, D.; Otte, M.; Amenu, K.; Abu Samra, Nada; Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Ekron, M.; Jenkins, Akinbowale Olajide; Jori, Ferran J.; Kriek, N.P.J.; McCrindle, Cheryl Myra Ethelwyn; Michel, Anita Luise; Morar, Darshana; Roger, Francois L.; Thys, Eric; Van den Bossche, Peter (Maney, 2009-04)
    Late in 2007, veterinary, medical and anthropological professionals from Europe and Africa met in a 2-day workshop in Pretoria, South Africa, to evaluate the burden, surveillance and control of zoonotic tuberculosis and ...
  • Zoonotic tuberculosis—a call for an open One Health debate 
    Zumla, Alimuddin; Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy; Michel, Anita Luise; Azhar, Esam I.; Torrelles, Jordi B.; Cadmus, Simeon I.; Kendall, Sharon L.; Chakaya, Jeremiah M.; Marais, Ben; Kock, Richard (Elsevier, 2020-06)
    Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and affects both human and animal populations. Animal-adapted MTBC threatens the wellbeing of humans, animals, and their livelihoods. The ...