Browsing South African National Veterinary Repository by Subject "Diagnosis"

Browsing South African National Veterinary Repository by Subject "Diagnosis"

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  • A comparative study on the clinical, parasitological and molecular diagnosis of bovine trypanosomosis in Uganda 
    Magona, Joseph W.; Mayende, J.S.P.; Olaho-Mukani, W.; Jonsson, N.N.; Welburn, S.C.; Eisler, M.C.; Coleman, P.G.; Boomker, Jacob Diederik Frederik (Pretoria : Agricultural Research Council, ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute and the University of Pretoria, Faculty of Veterinary Science, 2003)
    The clinical, parasitological and molecular diagnosis of bovine trypanosomosis were compared using samples from 250 zebu cattle exposed to natural trypanosome challenge in Uganda. Clinical examination, molecular and ...
  • Development of a diagnostic one-tube RT-PCR for the detection of Rift Valley fever virus 
    Nel, Louis Hendrik; Espach, Anel; Romito, M.; Viljoen, G.J.; Boomker, Jacob Diederik Frederik (Published jointly by the Agricultural Research Council, ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute and the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria., 2002)
    Diagnosis of Rift Valley fever (RVF) is based on serology and virus isolation. The disadvantages of the former include poor sensitivity, high cost, risks associated with using infectious virus as antigen, the lengthy ...
  • The diagnosis of Wesselsbron disease in a new-born lamb by immunohistochemical staining of viral antigen 
    Coetzer, Jacobus A.W.; Van der Lugt, Jaco J.; Cilliers, C.; Smit, Marie M.E.; Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand (Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, 1995)
    Wesselsbron disease (WSL) was diagnosed in a 2-d-old lamb on a farm in the north-eastern Free State Province where a few abortions and neonatal deaths occurred in sheep in April 1994. The liver of the lamb was slightly ...
  • Improving the specificity of indirect immunofluorescence for the serological diagnosis of bovine anaplasmosis 
    Lawrence, J.A.; Whiteland, A.P.; Kafuwa, P.T.; Njuguna, L.M.; Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand (Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, 1996)
    Fluorescing inclusion appendages were detected consistently in preparations of Anaplasma centrale and Anaplasma marginale when they were used as antigen in indirect immunofluorescence serological tests for the diagnosis ...
  • A review of the infectious diseases of African wild ruminants 
    Worthington, R.W.; Bigalke, R.D.; Boomker, Jacob Diederik Frederik (Published jointly by the Agricultural Research Council, ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute and the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria., 2001)
    The important viral, protozoal and bacterial diseases of wild African ruminants are reviewed. Special attention is paid to the epidemiological factors that determine the role played by these animals in the transmission ...