• Bias between two methods of albumin measurement in the white rhinoceros, Ceratotherium simum 

  Hooijberg, Emma Henriette; Cray, Carolyn; Miller, Michele; Steenkamp, Gerhardus; Goddard, Amelia (Wiley, 2020-03)

  BACKGROUND : The bromocresol green (BCG) method has been reported to overestimate serum albumin concentration in several species due to non‐specific binding to globulins. As the white rhinoceros has high concentrations of ...
• Sex and dose-dependent responses of urinary and faecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations following an ACTH challenge in eastern rock sengis (Elephantulus myurus) 

  Medger, Katarina; Bennett, Nigel C., 1961-; Prins, Andre; Lutermann, Heike; Ganswindt, Andre (Elsevier, 2020-07)

  Non-invasive methods for measuring glucocorticoids and their metabolites are frequently used in ecological, behavioural and physiological studies of mammals. Using faeces, urine and other matrices for such a measurement ...
• Shuni virus in wildlife and nonequine domestic animals, South Africa 

  Steyn, Jumari; Motlou, Pebetsi; Van Eeden, Charmaine; Pretorius, Marthi A.; Stivaktas, Voula; Venter, Marthi; Williams, J.H. (June Heather); Myburgh, Jan G.; Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham; Snyman, L.P.; Buss, P.E.; Beechler, B.; Jolles, A.; Perez-Martin, E. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020-07)

  Shuni virus (SHUV) (Peribunyaviridae: Orthobunyavirus) was isolated in the 1960s from livestock, Culicoides midges, and a febrile child in Nigeria. In South Africa, SHUV was identified as the causative agent of neurologic ...
• Cutaneous immunoprofiles of three spotted fever group Rickettsia cases 

  Jia, Na; Liu, Hong-Bo; Zheng, Yuan-Chun; Shi, Wen-Qiang; Wei, Ran; Chu, Yan-Li; Ning, Nian-Zhi; Jiang, Bao-Gui; Jiang, Rui-Ruo; Li, Tao; Huo, Qiu-Bo; Bian, Cai; Liu, Xiong; Sun, Yi; Li, Lian-Feng; Wang, Qian; Wei, Wei; Wang, Ya-Wei; Jongejan, Frans; Jiang, Jia-Fu; Song, Ju-Liang; Wang, Hui; Cao, Wu-Chun (American Society for Microbiology, 2020-04)

  Spotted fever group rickettsia (SFGR) can cause mild to fatal illness. The early interaction between the host and rickettsia in skin is largely unknown, and the pathogenesis of severe rickettsiosis remains an important ...
• Comparison of canine urine specific gravity measurements between various refractometers in a clinical setting 

  Du Preez, Kelly; Boustead, Keagan; Rautenbach, Yolandi; Goddard, Amelia; Hooijberg, Emma Henriette (Wiley, 2020-08-31)

  BACKGROUND : Veterinary facilities might use multiple refractometers and individuals to measure urine specific gravity (USG). Previous comparison studies show conflicting results. Furthermore, the clinical significance of ...
• A voluntary trichomonosis inter-laboratory comparison study in South Africa 

  Zangure, Tinashe Alan (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  Trichomonosis is currently the most important venereal disease of cattle in South Africa with adverse economic implications to the beef production industry due to cow abortions, infertility and culling of carrier bulls. ...
• Flavonoids isolated from the South African weed Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) have pharmacological activity against uropathogens 

  Omokhua-Uyi, Aitebiremen Gift; Abdalla, Muna Ali; Leonard, Carmen M.; Aro, A.O. (Abimbola); Uyi, Osariyekemwen O.; Van Staden, Johannes; McGaw, Lyndy Joy (BioMed Central, 2020-07)

  BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by opportunistic pathogens are among the leading health challenges globally. Most available treatment options are failing as a result of antibiotic resistance and ...
• Protection of cattle elicited using a bivalent lumpy skin disease virus-vectored recombinant Rift Valley fever vaccine 

  Wallace, David Brian; Mather, A.; Kara, P.D.; Naicker, Leeann; Mokoena, Nobalanda B.; Pretorius, A.; Nefefe, T.; Thema, N.; Babiuk, Shawn (Frontiers Media, 2020-05-19)

  Lumpy skin disease and Rift Valley fever are two high-priority livestock diseases which have the potential to spread into previously free regions through animalmovement and/or vectors, as well as intentional release by ...
• Occurrence and predictors of bacterial respiratory tract infections and antimicrobial resistance among Isolates from dogs presented with lower respiratory tract infections at a referral veterinary hospital in South Africa 

  Qekwana, Daniel Nenene; Naidoo, Vinny; Oguttu, James Wabwire; Odoi, Agricola (Frontiers Media, 2020-06-02)

  BACKGROUND : Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) associated with Pasteurella multocida, Bordetella bronchiseptica, Streptococci, Staphylococci, and Pseudomonas species have been reported in dogs. The objective of this ...
• Diagnostic and epitope mapping potential of single-chain antibody fragments against foot-and-mouth disease virus serotypes A, SAT1, and SAT3 

  Chitray, Melanie; Opperman, Pamela A.; Rotherham, Lia; Fehrsen, Jeanni; Van Wyngaardt, Wouter; Frischmuth, Janine; Rieder, Elizabeth; Maree, Francois Frederick (Frontiers Media, 2020-08-11)

  Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) affects cloven-hoofed domestic and wildlife animals and an outbreak can cause severe losses in milk production, reduction in meat production and death amongst young animals. Several parts of ...
• Assessment of the acute phase response in healthy and injured southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) 

  Hooijberg, Emma Henriette; Cray, Carolyn; Steenkamp, Gerhardus; Buss, Peter; Goddard, Amelia; Miller, Michele (Frontiers Media, 2020-01-09)

  Acute phase reactants (APRs) have not been investigated in white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). This study aimed to identify clinically useful APRs in this species. Reference intervals (RIs) were generated for albumin, ...
• Babesia species of domestic cats : molecular characterization has opened Pandora's box 

  Penzhorn, Barend Louis; Oosthuizen, Marinda C. (Frontiers Media, 2020-03-27)

  This is the first comprehensive review of the literature pertaining to Babesia species reported from domestic cats. Description of the four species (Babesia felis, Babesia cati, Babesia herpailuri, and Babesia pantherae) ...
• Functional morphology of the ankle extensor muscle‐tendon units in the springhare Pedetes capensis shows convergent evolution with macropods for bipedal hopping locomotion 

  Veiga, Gabriela N.; Biewener, Andrew A.; Fuller, Andrea; Van de Ven, Tanja M.F.N.; McGowan, Craig P.; Panaino, Wendy; Snelling, Edward P. (Wiley, 2020-09)

  This study assesses the functional morphology of the ankle extensor muscle‐tendon units of the springhare Pedetes capensis, an African bipedal hopping rodent, to test for convergent evolution with the Australian bipedal ...
• Ethnoveterinary botanical medicine in South Africa : a review of research from the last decade (2009 to 2019) 

  McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Famuyide, Ibukun M.; Khunoana, Edward Thato; Aremu, Adeyemi O. (Elsevier, 2020-07)

  ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE : Ethnoveterinary medicine (EVM) practices remain a common feature of South African animal husbandry, particularly in rural livestock healthcare. This review provides an update of research ...
• Increased diurnal activity Is indicative of energy deficit in a nocturnal mammal, the Aardvark 

  Weyer, Nora Marie; Fuller, Andrea; Meyer, L.C.R. (Leith Carl Rodney); Mitchell, Duncan; Picker, Mike; Rey, Benjamin; Hetem, Robyn Sheila (Frontiers Media, 2020-07-07)

  Shifting activity to cooler times of day buffers animals from increased heat and aridity under climate change. Conversely, when resources are limited, some nocturnal species become more diurnal, reducing energetic costs ...
• TickSialoFam (TSFam) : a database that helps to classify tick salivary proteins, a review on tick salivary protein function and evolution, with considerations on the tick sialome switching phenomenon 

  Ribeiro, Jose M.C.; Mans, Ben J. (Barend Johannes) (Frontiers Media, 2020-07-24)

  Tick saliva contains a complexmixture of peptides and non-peptides that counteract their hosts’ hemostasis, immunity, and tissue-repair reactions. Recent transcriptomic studies have revealed over one thousand different ...
• A survey of RNA viruses in mosquitoes from Mozambique reveals novel genetic lineages of flaviviruses and phenuiviruses, as well as frequent flavivirus-like viral DNA forms in Mansonia 

  Abílio, Ana Paula; Silva, Manuel; Kampango, Ayubo; Narciso, Inacio; Gudo, Eduardo Samo; Das Neves, Luis Carlos Bernardo; Sidat, Mohsin; Fafetine, Jose Manuel; De Almeida, Antonio Paulo Gouveia; Parreira, Ricardo (BMC, 2020-07)

  BACKGROUND: Mosquito-borne diseases involving arboviruses represent expanding threats to sub-Saharan Africa imposing as considerable burden to human and veterinary public health. In Mozambique over one hundred species ...
• Antioxidant and anti-Inflammatory activities of Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth 

  Nabatanzi, Alice; Nkadimeng, Sanah M.; Lall, Namrita; Kabasa, John D.; McGaw, Lyndy Joy (Hindawi Publishing, 2020-06)

  Kigelia africana is used to manage inflammation among indigenous communities. We hypothesized that K. africana extracts contain phytoconstituents with good antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. The methanolic extract ...
• Sensory characteristics and volatile compounds of herbal teas and mixtures of bush tea with other selected herbal teas of South Africa 

  Malongane, Florence; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Debusho, Legesse Kassa; Mudau, Fhatuwani Nixwell (MDPI, 2020-04-14)

  South Africa has a traditional heritage of using indigenous herbal teas, and the demand for herbal teas motivated by the functional health benefits has far exceeded global supply. This has led to worldwide interest in ...
• Tracing cross species transmission of Mycobacterium bovis at the wildlife/ livestock interface in South Africa 

  Sichewo, Petronillah Rudo; Hlokwe, Tiny Motlatso; Etter, Eric Marcel Charles; Michel, Anita Luise (BioMed Central, 2020-03-04)

  BACKGROUND : Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) affects cattle and wildlife in South Africa with the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) as the principal maintenance host. The presence of a wildlife maintenance host at the ...

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