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  • Water- and foodborne viruses : current developments : water and food are still major sources of enteric viruses 
    Taylor, Maureen B. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-05)
    Despite the major advances made in preventive health care and food technology, water and foodborne transmission of human enteric viruses is a well-recognised widespread public health problem. Factors such as changing ...
  • Waterborne outbreak of gastroenteritis on the KwaZulu-Natal Coast, South Africa, December 2016/January 2017 
    Sekwadi, P.G.; Ravhuhali, K.G.; Mosam, A.; Essel, V.; Ntshoe, Genevie M.; Rakgantso, A.M.; McCarthy, K.; Mans, Janet; Taylor, Maureen B.; Page, Nicola Anne; Govender, N. (Cambridge University Press, 2018-07)
    An unexpected increase in gastroenteritis cases was reported by healthcare workers on the KwaZulu-Natal Coast, South Africa, January 2017 with >600 cases seen over a 3-week period. A case–control study was conducted to ...
  • West Nile virus in wildlife and nonequine domestic animals, South Africa, 2010–2018 
    Steyn, Jumari; Botha, Elizabeth; Stivaktas, Voula; Buss, Peter Erik; Beechler, Brianna R.; Myburgh, Jan G.; Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham; Williams, June Heather; Venter, Marietjie (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019-12)
    West Nile virus (WNV) lineage 2 is associated with neurologic disease in horses and humans in South Africa. Surveillance in wildlife and nonequine domestic species during 2010–2018 identified WNV in 11 (1.8%) of 608 animals ...
  • West nile virus lineage 2 as a cause of zoonotic neurological disease in humans and horses in Southern Africa 
    Venter, Marietjie; Swanepoel, Robert (Mary Ann Liebert, 2010)
    West Nile virus (WNV) is widely distributed in South Africa, but since a few cases of neurological disease have been reported from this region, endemic lineage 2 strains were postulated to be of low virulence. Several ...
  • West Nile virus lineage 2 in horses and other animals with neurologic disease, South Africa, 2008-2015 
    Venter, Marietjie; Pretorius, Marthi Andréa; Fuller, James A.; Botha, Elizabeth; Rakgotho, Mpho; Stivaktas, Voula; Weyer, Camilla Theresa; Romito, Marco; Williams, June Heather (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017-12)
    During 2008–2015 in South Africa, we conducted West Nile virus surveillance in 1,407 animals with neurologic disease and identified mostly lineage 2 cases in horses (7.4%, 79/1,069), livestock (1.5%, 2/132), and wildlife ...
  • West Nile virus neurologic disease in humans, South Africa, September 2008-May 2009 
    Zaayman, Dewald; Venter, Marietjie (Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012-12)
    We investigated West Nile virus (WNV) as a possible disease etiology in persons hospitalized in South Africa. Of 206 specimens tested, 36 had WNV neutralizing antibodies, signifi cantly more than in similar earlier ...
  • West Nile virus, an underdiagnosed cause of acute fever of unknown origin and neurological disease among hospitalized patients in South Africa 
    MacIntyre, Caitlin; Lourens, Carla; Mendes, Adriano; De Villiers, Maryke; Avenant, Theunis Johannes; Du Plessis, Nicolette Marie; Leendertz, Fabian; Venter, Marietjie (MDPI, 2023-11-02)
    West Nile virus (WNV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, is endemic to South Africa. However, its contribution to acute febrile and neurological disease in hospitalized patients in South Africa is unknown. This study examined ...
  • Whole genome phylogenetic investigation of a West Nile virus strain isolated from a tick sampled from livestock in north eastern Kenya 
    Lwande, Olivia Wesula; Venter, Marietjie; Lutomiah, Joel; Michuki, George; Rumberia, Cecilia; Gakuya, Francis; Obanda, Vincent; Tigoi, Caroline; Odhiambo, Collins; Nindo, Fredrick; Symekher, Samwel; Sang, Rosemary (BioMed Central, 2014-11-28)
    BACKGROUND : West Nile virus (WNV) has a wide geographical distribution and has been associated to cause neurological disease in humans and horses. Mosquitoes are the traditional vectors for WNV; however, the virus has also ...
  • Why do viruses keep their genome small? 
    Webber, Lynne M. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-05)
    Although this specific title excludes prions, which differ considerably from viruses, it explains some of their survival strategies. It may also explain their considerable clinical infection and disease diversity.
  • Why the world needs more transparency on the origins of novel pathogens 
    Venter, Marietjie (Nature Research, 2023-06)
    Collaboration and openness are essential to minimize the risks of future pandemics, says the World Health Organization’s scientific advisory group, SAGO.
  • World Society for Virology first international conference : tackling global virus epidemics 
    Söderlund-Venermo, Maria; Varma, Anupam; Guo, Deyin; Gladue, Douglas P.; Poole, Emma; Pujol, Flor H.; Pappu, Hanu; Romalde, Jesus L.; Kramer, Laura; Baz, Mariana; Venter, Marietjie; Moore, Matthew D.; Nevels, Michael M.; Ezzikouri, Sayeh; Vakharia, Vikram N.; Wilson, William C.; Malik, Yashpal S.; Shi, Zhengli; Abdel-Moneim, Ahmed S. (Elsevier, 2022-01)
    This communication summarizes the presentations given at the 1st international conference of the World Society for Virology (WSV) held virtually during 16–18 June 2021, under the theme of tackling global viral epidemics. ...
  • YIP1 family member 4 (YIPF4) is a novel cellular binding partner of the papillomavirus E5 proteins 
    Muller, Marietta; Wasson, Christopher W.; Bhatia, Ramya; Boxall, Sally; Millan, David; Goh, Grace Y.S.; Haas, Jurgen; Stonehouse, Nicola J.; Macdonald, Andrew (Nature Publishing Group, 2015-08-03)
    E5 proteins are amongst the least understood of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) encoded gene products. They are small, membrane-integrated proteins known to modulate a number of critical host pathways associated with ...
  • Zoonotic alphaviruses in fatal and neurologic infections in wildlife and nonequine domestic animals, South Africa 
    Steyn, Jumari; Fourie, Isabel; Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham; Williams, June Heather; Stivaktas, Voula; Botha, Elizabeth; Van Niekerk, Stephanie; Venter, Marietjie; Reininghaus, V. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020-06)
    Alphaviruses from Africa, such as Middelburg virus (MIDV), and Sindbis virus (SINV), were detected in horses with neurologic disease in South Africa, but their host ranges remain unknown. We investigated the contribution of ...