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Browsing Research Articles (Paraclinical Sciences) by Title
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Botha, Hannes; Van Hoven, Wouter; Guillette, Louis J.
(Water Research Council, 2011-01)
The apparent decline in the number of Nile crocodiles present in the Loskop Dam prompted a study to determine the number,
size and distribution of Nile crocodiles now present in the reservoir. The number of crocodiles in ...
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Qekwana, Daniel Nenene; McCrindle, Cheryl Myra Ethelwyn; Oguttu, James Wabwire
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2014-08-25)
In African societies, traditional slaughter is linked to celebrations like weddings or births, as
well as funerals and ancestor veneration. Participants in traditional slaughter of goats are at
risk of exposure to hazards ...
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Van Dyk, Enette; Bosman, Anna-Mari; Van Wilpe, Erna; Williams, June Heather; Bengis, Roy G.; Van Heerden, J.; Venter, Estelle Hildegard
(South African Veterinary Association, 2011-04)
Papillomavirus was detected electron microscopically in cutaneous fibropapillomas of a giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) and a sable antelope (Hippotragus niger). The virus particles
measured 45 nm in diameter. ...
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Fourie, Isabel; Williams, June Heather; Ismail, Arshad; Van Vuren, Petrus Jansen; Stoltz, Anton; Venter, Marietjie
(Public Library Science, 2022-01-03)
BACKGROUND : The Old world Alphavirus, Middelburg virus (MIDV), is not well known and although a few cases associated with animal illness have previously been described from Southern Africa, there has been no investigation ...
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Suleiman, M.M. (Mohammed Musa); McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Naidoo, Vinny; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas
(African Networks on Ethnomedicines, 2010)
The hexane, acetone, dichloromethane and methanol extracts of Combretum vendae A.E. van Wyk (Combretaceae), Commiphora harveyi (Engl.) Engl. (Burseraceae), Khaya anthotheca (Welm.) C.DC (Meliaceae), Kirkia wilmsii Engl. ...
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Garcia-Diez, Juan; Goncalves, Carla; Grispoldi, Luca; Cenci-Goga, Beniamino T.; Saraiva, Cristina
(MDPI, 2021-06-28)
Food security, as part as public health protection, constitutes one of the main objectives for
countries aiming to ensure the health of all their citizens. However, food security is compromised
worldwide by conflict, ...
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Riato, Luisa; Leira, Manel; Della Bella, Valentina; Oberholster, Paul Johan
(Elsevier, 2018-01)
Acid mine drainage (AMD) from coal mining in the Mpumalanga Highveld region of South Africa has caused severe chemical and biological degradation of aquatic habitats, specifically depressional wetlands, as mines use these ...
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Muraina, I.A.; Picard, J.A.; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas
(Elsevier, 2009-03)
Mycoplasma species are fastidious bacteria that require a specialized medium for their growth, isolation and identification. There are no standardized tests to evaluate the in vitro susceptibility of mycoplasmas to medicinal ...
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Oberholster, Paul Johan; McMillan, P; Durgapersad, K.; De Klerk, A.R.; Botha, Anna-Maria
(Springer, 2014-01)
The Wetland Classification and Risk
Assessment Index (WCRAI) is based on manifestations
of ecological processes in natural wetland ecosystems. The
index is hierarchical in structure and is designed to allow
identification ...
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Meiring, Thelma; Prozesky, Leon; Du Preez, Eben R.; Verwoerd, Dirk J.
(Agricultural Research Council, ARC-OVI and the University of Pretoria, 2011-08)
Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) infection is an important viral infection affecting the
cattle industry today. The prevalence of this infection in South African feedlots is unknown.
Ear notch biopsies were collected ...
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Friedlein, Ryan B.; Carter, Alain J.; Last, Robert D.; Clift, Sarah Jane
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2017-01-24)
A 9-year-old sterilised female domestic short-hair cat was referred with a history of vomiting
and anorexia of 3 months’ duration. Biochemistry, full-blood counts, thoracic radiographs,
feline pancreatic-specific lipase, ...
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Claassen, Drienie D.; Odendaal, Lieza; Sabeta, Claude Taurai; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Mohale, Debra; Williams, June Heather; Clift, Sarah Jane
(Sage, 2023-05)
We estimated the diagnostic sensitivity (DSe) and specificity (DSp) of an
immunohistochemistry (IHC) protocol compared to the direct fluorescent antibody test (DFAT),
which is the gold standard test for rabies diagnosis. ...
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Riato, Luisa; Bella, Valentina Della; Leira, Manel; Taylor, Jonathan C.; Oberholster, Paul Johan
(Elsevier, 2017-07)
Functional-based assessments to identify the effects of human-induced disturbances on diatom communities are increasingly used. However, information on the response of functional groups to natural disturbances in temporary ...
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Riato, Luisa; Leira, Manel; Bella, Valentina Della; Oberholster, Paul Johan
(Springer, 2017-08)
Information on the response of temporary depressional wetland diatoms to human-induced disturbances is a limited and important component for the development of temporary wetland biological assessments in human-modified ...
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Naidoo, Vinny; Swan, Gerry E.
(Elsevier, 2009-04)
Diclofenac (DF), a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), is largely regarded as one of the most devastating environmental toxicant in recent times, after accidental exposure via their food-chain lead to massive ...
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Nethathe, Bono; Chipangura, John; Hassan, Ibrahim Zubairu; Duncan, Neil; Adawaren, Emmanuel Oluwasegun; Havenga, Lauren
(PeerJ, 2021-08-23)
Diclofenac caused the death of millions of vultures on the Asian subcontinent. Other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have since also been shown to be toxic to vultures with the exception of meloxicam. For ...
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Aro, Abimbola Obemisola; Famuyide, Ibukun Michael; Elisha, I.L.; Kabongo-Kayoka, Prudence N.; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Kahler-Venter, C.P.
(Elsevier, 2021-03)
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE : Tarchonanthus camphoratus L. complex has numerous medicinal uses amongst the sub-Saharan African populace, including treatment for bronchospasm. This study focused on providing scientific ...
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Vatta, A.F.; Kandu-Lelo, C.; Ademola, I.O.; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas
(Elsevier, 2011-08)
Following claims of anthelmintic activity of Cereus jamacaru DC (Cactaceae) by a commercial
farmer, in vivo studies were conducted to determine the possible direct anthelmintic effects of the
plant on ovine gastrointestinal ...
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Qekwana, Daniel Nenene; Oguttu, James Wabwire; Venter, Dries; Odoi, Agricola
(Public Library of Science, 2016-03-23)
BACKGROUND
Bovine Taenia saginata cysticercus infections (also called bovine cysticercosis or beef measles)
is usually diagnosed in cattle only during post-mortem meat inspection. The aim of this
study was to investigate ...
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Rosemann, G.M. (Gertruida Magdalena); Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas
(Elsevier, 2014-05)
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are important plant toxins causing poisoning in livestock, leading to
significant financial and production losses each year. It may also enter the human food chain as
contaminants of grains, ...