Williams, June Heather; Mentoor, Juliet Lewie Dionee; Van Wilpe, Erna; Venter, Marietjie(Sage, 2015-01)
The pathology in mice infected with neurovirulent South African lineage 2 West Nile virus (WNV) strains has not previously been
described. Three- to 4-month-old male BALBc mice were infected with South African neurovirulent ...
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, ...
Van Niekerk, Stephanie; Human, Stacey; Williams, June Heather; Van Wilpe, Erna; Pretorius, Marthi Andréa; Swanepoel, Robert; Venter, Marietjie(Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, 2015-12)
Old World alphaviruses were identified in 52 of 623 horses
with febrile or neurologic disease in South Africa. Five of
8 Sindbis virus infections were mild; 2 of 3 fatal cases involved
co-infections. Of 44 Middelburg ...
