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Application of the gamma-interferon assay to determine the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in slaughter livestock at abattoirs in Gauteng, South Africa

Mareledwane, Vuyokazi Epipodia; Adesiyun, Abiodun Adewale; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.); Hlokwe, Tiny M. (Wiley Open Access, 2022-11)

BACKGROUND: Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a zoonotic disease with great economic impact estimated at billions of dollars annually worldwide. Meat inspection represents a long-standing form of disease surveillance that ...
Bovine brucellosis in Gauteng, South Africa : seroprevalence amongst cattle handlers and variables associated with seropositive cattle herds, 2014–2016

Govindasamy, K.; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.); Harris, Bernice Nerine; Rossouw, Jennifer; Abernethy, D.A. (Darrell); Etter, Eric Marcel Charles (BioMed Central, 2021-11-26)

In South Africa, the prevalence of cattle handler exposure to Brucella on cattle farms is unknown and risk factors and cattle symptoms associated with infected cattle herds are unavailable. To address this gap, a ...
Brucellosis in wildlife in Africa : a systematic review and meta‑analysis

Simpson, Gregory J.G.; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.); Saegerman, Claude; Marcotty, Tanguy; Letesson, Jean‑Jacques; De Bolle, Xavier; Godfroid, Jacques (Nature Research, 2021)

This study aimed to consolidate current knowledge of wildlife brucellosis in Africa and to analyse available predictors of infection. The preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta analyses guidelines were ...
The dataset for the inflammatory response during experimental infection and treatment of dogs with Babesia rossi

Atkinson, Brogan Kim; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.); Van Zyl, Estee; Goddard, Amelia; Rautenbach, Yolandi; Schoeman, Johan P.; Mukorera, Varaidzo; Leisewitz, Andrew L. (Elsevier, 2022-07-19)

Babesia rossi causes severe morbidity and mortality in dogs in sub-Saharan Africa. This was an experimental study designed to observe systemic changes caused by Babesia rossi infection within a canine disease model as ...
Factors affecting the use of biosecurity measures for the protection of ruminant livestock and farm workers against infectious diseases in central South Africa

Msimang, Veerle; Rostal, Melinda K.; Cordel, Claudia; Machalaba, Catherine; Tempia, Stefano; Bagge, Whitney; Burt, Felicity J.; Karesh, William B.; Paweska, Janusz Tadeusz; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.) (Wiley, 2022-09)

Biosecurity measures have been introduced to limit economic losses and zoonotic exposures to humans by preventing and controlling animal diseases. However, they are implemented on individual farms with varying frequency. ...
Knowledge of brucellosis, health-seeking behaviour, and risk factors for Brucella infection amongst workers on cattle farms in Gauteng, South Africa

Govindasamy, Krpasha; Etter, Eric Marcel Charles; Harris, Bernice Nerine; Rossouw, Jennifer; Abernethy, D.A. (Darrell); Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.) (MDPI, 2021-11-14)

Brucellosis in humans is under-detected and underreported in sub-Saharan Africa. Risk factors associated with Brucella infection and health seeking behaviour in response to brucellosis-like symptoms, amongst cattle farm ...
Morphological and molecular characterization using genitalia and CoxI barcode sequence analysis of afrotropical mosquitoes with arbovirus vector potential

Montalvo-Sabino, Eddyson; Abilio, Ana Paula; Guarido, Milehna M.; Valadas, Vera; Novo, Maria Teresa; Kampango, Ayubo Amisse; Sousa, Carla Alexandra; Fafetine, Jose; Venter, Marietjie; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.); Braack, L.E.O.; Cornel, Anthony John; Parreira, Ricardo; De Almeida, Antonio Paulo Gouveia (MDPI, 2022-11-02)

Potential arboviral Afrotropical mosquito vectors are underrepresented in public databases of CoxI barcode sequences. Furthermore, available CoxI sequences for many species are often not associated with voucher specimens ...
Prevalence and patterns of fecal shedding of Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli by cattle at a commercial feedlot in South Africa

Onyeka, Libby Obumneke; Adesiyun, Abiodun Adewale; Keddy, Karen H.; Manqele, Ayanda; Madoroba, Evelyn; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.) (Wiley, 2022-04)

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Prevalence, risk factors and molecular characteristics of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in beef abattoirs in Gauteng, South Africa

Onyeka, L.O. (Libby); Adesiyun, Abiodun Adewale; Keddy, Karen H.; Manqele, Ayanda; Madoroba, Evelyn; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.) (Elsevier, 2021-05)

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Progressive area elimination of bovine brucellosis, 2013-2018, in Gauteng Province, South Africa : evaluation using laboratory test reports

Govindasamy, K.; Etter, Eric Marcel Charles; Geertsma, Peter; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.) (MDPI, 2021-12-09)

Bovine brucellosis is a zoonotic disease of global public health and economic importance. South Africa has had a national bovine brucellosis eradication scheme since 1979; however, no published report on elimination ...
Vaccine efficacy trials for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever : insights from modelling different epidemiological settings

Vesga, Juan F.; Metras, Raphaelle; Clark, Madeleine H.A.; Ayazi, Edris; Apolloni, Andrea; Leslie, Toby; Msimang, Veerle; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.); Edmunds, W. John (Elsevier, 2022-09-01)

BACKGROUND : Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a priority emerging pathogen for which a licensed vaccine is not yet available. We aim to assess the feasibility of conducting phase III vaccine efficacy trials and ...

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