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  • Occurrence of enterococci harbouring clinically important antibiotic resistance genes in the aquatic environment in Gauteng, South Africa 
    Hamiwe, Thabo; Kock, Marleen M.; Magwira, C.A. (Cliff); Antiabong, John Francis; Ehlers, Marthie Magdaleen (Elsevier, 2019-02)
    The development of antibiotic resistance and dissemination of its determinants is an emerging public health problem as it compromises treatment options of infections that were, until recently, treatable. Investigation of ...
  • The occurrence, diversity and blood feeding patterns of potential vectors of dengue and yellow fever in Kacheliba, West Pokot County, Kenya 
    Chepkorir, Edith; Venter, Marietjie; Lutomiah, J.; Mulwa, F.; Arum, S.; Tchouassi, David Poumo; Sang, R. (Elsevier, 2018-10)
    INTRODUCTION : Yellow fever (YF) and dengue (DEN) viruses are important re-emerging mosquito-borne viruses sharing similar vectors and reservoirs. The last documented YF outbreak in Kenya occurred in 1992–95. However, YF ...
  • One Health : a new definition for a sustainable and healthy future 
    Adisasmito, Wiku B.; Almuhairi, Salama; Behravesh, Casey Barton; Bilivogui, Pepe; Bukachi, Salome A.; Casas, Natalia; Becerra, Natalia Cediel; Charron, Dominique F.; Chaudhary, Abhishek; Ciacci Zanella, Janice R.; Cunningham, Andrew A.; Dar, Osman; Debnath, Nitish; Dungu, Baptiste; Farag, Elmoubasher; Gao, George F.; Hayman, David T.S.; Khaitsa, Margaret; Koopmans, Marion P.G.; Machalaba, Catherine; Mackenzie, John S.; Markotter, Wanda; Mettenleiter, Thomas C.; Morand, Serge; Smolenskiy, Vyacheslav; Zhou, Lei (Public Library of Science, 2022-06-23)
    No abstract available.
  • One Health action for health security and equity 
    Machalaba, Catherine; Adisasmito, Wiku B.; Almuhairi, Salama; Behravesh, Casey Barton; Bilivogui, Pepe; Bukachi, Salome A.; Becerra, Natalia Cediel; Charron, Dominique F.; Chaudhary, Abhishek; Zanella, Janice R. Ciacci; Cunningham, Andrew A.; Dar, Osman; Debnath, Nitish; Dungu, Baptiste; Farag, Elmoubasher; Gao, George F.; Hayman, David T.S.; Khaitsa, Margaret; Koopmans, Marion P.G.; Mackenzie, John S.; Markotter, Wanda; Mettenleiter, Thomas C.; Morand, Serge; Smolenskiy, Vyacheslav; Zhou, Lei (Elsevier, 2023-02)
    The importance of integrated One Health approaches to reduce the likelihood and impacts of emerging infectious disease outbreaks has been widely accepted, as the Lancet series on One Health emphasises.1–4 However, ...
  • The One Health high-level expert panel (OHHLEP) 
    Mettenleiter, Thomas C.; Markotter, Wanda; Charron, Dominique F.; Adisasmito, Wiku B.; Almuhairi, Salama; Behravesh, Casey Barton; Bilivogui, Pepe; Bukachi, Salome A.; Casas, Natalia; Becerra, Natalia Cediel; Chaudhary, Abhishek; Ciacci Zanella, Janice R.; Cunningham, Andrew A.; Dar, Osman; Debnath, Nitish; Dungu, Baptiste; Farag, Elmoubasher; Gao, George F.; Hayman, David T.S.; Khaitsa, Margaret; Koopmans, Marion P.G.; Machalaba, Catherine; Mackenzie, John S.; Morand, Serge; Smolenskiy, Vyacheslav; Zhou, Lei (BMC, 2023-12)
    No abstract available.
  • Outbreak of listeriosis in South Africa associated with processed meat 
    Thomas, J.; Govender, N.; McCarthy, K.M.; Erasmus, L.K.; Doyle, T.J.; Allam, M.; Ismail, A.; Ramalwa, Ntsieni; Sekwadi, P.; Ntshoe, Genevie M.; Shonhiwa, A.; Essel, V.; Tau, N.; Smouse, S.; Ngomane, H.M.; Disenyeng, B.; Page, Nicola Anne; Govender, N.P.; Duse, A.G.; Stewart, R.; Thomas, T.; Mahoney, D.; Tourdjman, M.; Disson, O.; Thouvenot, P.; Maury, M.M.; Leclercq, A.; Lecuit, M.; Smith, Anthony Marius; Blumberg, Lucille Hellen (http://content.nejm.org/, 2020-02)
    BACKGROUND: An outbreak of listeriosis was identified in South Africa in 2017. The source was unknown. METHODS: We conducted epidemiologic, trace-back, and environmental investigations and used whole-genome sequencing ...
  • Overview of bat and wildlife coronavirus surveillance in Africa : a framework for global investigations 
    Geldenhuys, Marike; Mortlock, Marinda; Epstein, Jonathan H.; Paweska, Janusz Tadeusz; Weyer, Jacqueline; Markotter, Wanda (MDPI, 2021-05)
    The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had devastating health and socio-economic impacts. Human activities, especially at the wildlife interphase, are at the core of forces driving the emergence of ...
  • Paediatric hospitalisations due to COVID-19 during the first SARS-CoV-2 omicron (B.1.1.529) variant wave in South Africa : a multicentre observational study 
    Cloete, Jeane; Kruger, Annelet; Masha, Maureen; Du Plessis, Nicolette Marie; Mawela, Dini; Tshukudu, Mphailele; Manyane, Tabea; Komane, Lekwetji; Venter, Marietjie; Jassat, Waasila; Goga, Ameena Ebrahim; Feucht, Ute Dagmar (Elsevier, 2022-05)
    BACKGROUND : South Africa reported a notable increase in COVID-19 cases from mid-November, 2021, onwards, starting in Tshwane District, which coincided with the rapid community spread of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron (B.1.1.529) ...
  • Palindromic-nucleotide substitutions (PNS) of hepatitis C virus genotypes 1 and 5a from South Africa 
    Prabdial-Sing, Nishi; Giangaspero, M.; Puren, Adrian; Mahlangu, J.; Barrow, P.; Bowyer, Sheila Mary (Elsevier, 2011-08)
    The HCV stem-loop subdomains III-a, -b and -c have been shown to reflect the characteristics of the virus and identify isolates by genus, genotype and subtype. The aim of this study was to investigate the genotype-specific ...
  • A pandemic guided by the SARS-CoV-2 PCR test : what should the clinician know? 
    Bangalee, Avania; Kreshalen Govender; Bangalee, Varsha (AOSIS, 2022-09-15)
    Amidst an ever-evolving pandemic, the demand for timely and accurate diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to increase. Critically, managing and containing the spread of the disease requires expedient ...
  • Paradigm shift needed for cervical cancer : HPV infection is the real epidemic 
    Richter, Karin Louise; Dreyer, Greta (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2013-05)
    Thirty years ago the now Nobel Prize winner Harald Zur Hausen first described high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) type 16 in cervical cancer specimens (Fig. 1). Since then, hrHPV infection has been established as a ...
  • Paramyxo- and coronaviruses in Rwandan bats 
    Markotter, Wanda; Geldenhuys, Marike; Jansen van Vuren, Petrus; Kemp, Alan; Mortlock, Marinda; Mudakikwa, Antoine; Nel, Louis Hendrik; Nziza, Julius; Paweska, Janusz Tadeusz; Weyer, Jacqueline (MDPI Publishing, 2019-07-02)
    A high diversity of corona- and paramyxoviruses have been detected in different bat species at study sites worldwide, including Africa, however no biosurveillance studies from Rwanda have been reported. In this study, ...
  • Pathogenicity and immunogenicity of recombinant rabies viruses expressing the Lagos bat virus matrix and glycoprotein : perspectives for a pan-lyssavirus vaccine 
    Kgaladi, Joe; Faber, Milosz; Dietzschold, Bernhard; Nel, Louis Hendrik; Markotter, Wanda (MDPI Publishing, 2017-08-09)
    Lagos bat virus (LBV) is a phylogroup II lyssavirus exclusively found in Africa. Previous studies indicated that this virus is lethal to mice after intracranial and intramuscular inoculation. The antigenic composition ...
  • Pathology of fatal lineage 1 and 2 West Nile virus infections in horses in South Africa 
    Williams, June Heather; Van Niekerk, Stephanie; Human, Stacey; Van Wilpe, Erna; Venter, Marietjie (OpenJournals Publishing, 2014-09-10)
    Since 2007, West Nile virus (WNV) has been reported in South African horses, causing severe neurological signs. All cases were of lineage 2, except for one case that clustered with lineage 1 viruses. In the present study, ...
  • Persuasive messaging for human papillomavirus vaccination by adolescent providers in a five-country multi-site study 
    Rwamwejo, Janvier; Ramos, Silvina; Morgan, Karen; Richter, Karin Louise; Kim, Chan Joo; Peris, Merce; Smith, Jennifer S. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2019-02)
    OBJECTIVE : Strong persuasive messaging by providers is a key predictor for patient acceptance of prophylactic human papillomavirus vaccination. We aimed to determine optimal messaging to promote human papillomavirus ...
  • Phase I of the DiaVACCS screening trial : study design, methods, population demographics and baseline results 
    Dreyer, Greta; Snyman, Leon Cornelius; Van der Merwe, F.H.; Richter, Karin Louise; Dreyer, G.J.; Visser, Cathy; Botha, M.H. (South African Medical Association, 2022-07)
    BACKGROUND. Human papillomavirus (HPV)-based primary screening guidelines are based on screening test performance and prevalence data generated in high-resource areas with low HIV infection rates. There is an urgent need ...
  • Phylogenetic analysis of Bunyamwera and Ngari viruses (family Bunyaviridae, genus Orthobunyavirus) isolated in Kenya 
    Odhiambo, Collins; Venter, Marietjie; Lwande, O.; Swanepoel, Robert; Sang, R. (Cambridge University Press, 2016-01)
    Orthobunyaviruses, tri-segmented, negative-sense RNA viruses, have long been associated with mild to severe human disease in Africa, but not haemorrhagic fever. However, during a Rift Valley fever outbreak in East Africa ...
  • Phylogenetic characterisation of the full genome of a Bagaza virus isolate from bird fatalities in South Africa 
    Mendes, Adriano; Lentsoane, Olivia; Allam, Mushal; Khumalo, Zamantungwa Thobeka Happiness; Ismail, Arshad; Coetzer, Jacobus A.W.; Venter, Marietjie (MDPI, 2022-07-05)
    Bagaza virus (BAGV), a member of the Ntaya serogroup in the Flavivirus genus of the Flaviviridae, was isolated from the brain tissue of a Himalayan monal pheasant that died following neurological signs in Pretoria, South ...
  • A phylogeny for African Pipistrellus species with the description of a new species from West Africa (Mammalia: Chiroptera) 
    Monadjem, Ara; Richards, Leigh R.; Decher, Jan; Hutterer, Rainer; Mamba, Mnqobi L.; Guyton, Jen; Naskrecki, Piotr; Markotter, Wanda; Wipfler, Benjamin; Kropff, Anna S.; Dalton, Desire L. (Oxford University Press, 2021-02)
    Pipistrelloid bats are among the most poorly known bats in Africa, a status no doubt exacerbated by their small size, drab brown fur and general similarity in external morphology. The systematic relationships of these bats ...
  • Phylogeny of imported and reestablished wild polioviruses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2006 to 2011 
    Gumede, Nicksy; Jorba, Jaume; Deshpande, Jagadish; Pallansch, Mark; Yogolelo, Riziki; Muyembe-Tamfum, Jean Jacques; Kew, Olen; Venter, Marietjie; Burns, Cara C. (Oxford University Press, 2014-11-01)
    BACKGROUND : The last case of polio associated with wild poliovirus (WPV) indigenous to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was reported in 2001, marking a major milestone toward polio eradication in Africa. However, ...