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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (University of Pretoria) by Supervisor "Abernethy, D.A."
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Nogwebela, Nomathamsanqa
(University of Pretoria, 2018)
Brucella abortus, a major cause of bovine brucellosis, is a facultative intracellular, gram-negative pathogen that infects mammals by replicating inside phagocytic cells of the reticulo-endothelial system and in trophoblastic ...
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Sandengu, George Tapiwa
(University of Pretoria, 2018)
Bovine brucellosis is a worldwide, zoonotic infection caused by Brucella species bacteria and characterised by abortions and retained placentae in cows and, to a lesser extent, orchitis in bulls. The disease is a zoonotic ...
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Mpofu, Dumakude
(University of Pretoria, 2018)
There has been an increase in the herd prevalence of brucellosis in cattle in Gauteng, especially among smallholder herds. This study was undertaken to provide information on the distribution, nature and farm behavior of ...
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Henwood, Vincent Charl
(University of Pretoria, 2018)
A risk assessment was conducted for Salmonella enteritidis (SE) in the broiler production chain of the Western Cape of South Africa, using a literature review, historical data analysis, microbiological sampling from abattoirs ...
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Glover, Barbara Akorfa
(University of Pretoria, 2023)
This thesis offers a comprehensive examination of Brucella melitensis in South African
wildlife, with a particular focus on sable antelopes (Hippotragus niger). The research
encompasses an extensive review of existing ...
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Lewis, Takdeera
(University of Pretoria, 2023-04)
The population of the African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) (AP) has declined by more
than 97% in the last century and continues to face a wide range of threats. The most
prominent threat remains food shortages due to ...
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Mapatse, Milton Francisco
(University of Pretoria, 2021-08)
Rabies is a fatal and neglected viral disease representing one of the major public and veterinary health concerns in developing countries, particularly in Africa. The prototype causative agent (Rabies lyssavirus (RABV)) ...
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Verwoerd, Dirk J.
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
Taeniid tapeworms have very simple lifecycles with the adult stage developing in the intestine of the obligate human host, after the ingestion of viable cysticerci in raw/undercooked meat. Bovine Cysticercosis follows ...
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Makwavarara, Tapiwa
(University of Pretoria, 2018)
Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella. It is essentially a disease of animals with humans as an accidental host. Brucellosis has a negative socio-economic impact through its effect on ...