Browsing Production Animal Studies by Subject "Zoonoses"

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A current review of avian influenza in pigeons and doves (Columbidae)

Abolnik, Celia (Elsevier, 2014-06)

Recent reports of the detection of the zoonotic low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) H7N9 viruses in healthy pigeons have again put the spotlight on the potential role of pigeons and doves in the transmission of avian ...
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of communal livestock farmers regarding animal health and zoonoses in far northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Ngoshe, Yusuf Bitrus; Etter, Eric Marcel Charles; Gomez-Vazquez, Jose Pablo; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.) (MDPI, 2023-01)

The presence of zoonotic diseases adversely affects livestock production and farmers’ livelihood in communal areas. A lack of awareness about zoonotic diseases among rural farmers results in economic losses and health ...
Living at the edge of an interface area in Zimbabwe : cattle owners, commodity chain and health workers’ awareness, perceptions and practices on zoonoses

Gadaga, B.M.; Etter, Eric Marcel Charles; Mukamuri, B.; Makwangudze, K.J.; Pfukenyi, Davies M.; Matope, G. (BioMed Central, 2016-01)

BACKGROUND : In the great Limpopo transfrontier conservation area (GLTFCA), there is an increased interface between wildlife and domestic animals, because rural households move their cattle into the game park in search of ...
Research priorities for control of zoonoses in South Africa

Simpson, Gregory J.G.; Quesada, Fabiola; Chatterjee, Pranab; Kakkar, Manish; Chersich, Matthew F.; Thys, Severine (Oxford University Press, 2021-04)

BACKGROUND : Zoonoses pose major threats to the health of humans, domestic animals and wildlife, as seen in the COVID-19 pandemic. Zoonoses are the commonest source of emerging human infections and inter-species transmission ...
Rift Valley Fever virus M and L genome segment detection : a comparison of field-deployable reverse transcription insulated isothermal PCR (RT-iiPCR) and laboratory-based multiplex reverse transcription real-time PCR

Trujillo, Jessie D.; Wilson, William C.; Craig, Anthony Francis; Van den Berg, Carien; Wang, Thomas; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.); Swanepoel, Robert; Morozov, Igor; Richt, Juergen A. (American Society for Microbiology, 2024-03)

Rift Valley Fever phlebovirus (RVFV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic pathogen that causes major agricultural and public health problems in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. It is considered a potential agro-bioterrorism agent ...
Sero-epidemiological study of selected zoonotic and abortifacient pathogens in cattle at a wildlife-livestock interface in South Africa

Adesiyun, Abiodun Adewale; Knobel, Darryn Leslie; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.); Wentzel, Jeanette Maria; Kolo, Francis Babaman; Kolo, Agatha Onyemowo; Conan, Anne; Simpson, Gregory J.G. (Mary Ann Liebert, 2020-04)

A cross sectional sero-epidemiological study was conducted on cattle in a communal farming area adjacent to Kruger National Park at a wildlife-livestock interface in South Africa. A total of 184 cattle were screened ...
Serological evidence of Rift Valley fever virus circulation in sheep and goats in Zambezia Province, Mozambique

Fafetine, Jose Manuel; Neves, L.C.B.G.D. (Luís); Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.); Paweska, Janusz Tadeusz; Rutten, Victor P.M.G.; Coetzer, Jacobus A.W. (Public Library of Science, 2013-02-28)

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is endemic in most parts of Africa and has also been reported to occur in the Arabian Peninsula. It is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in livestock, but also in ...
Transmission potential of Rift Valley fever virus over the course of the 2010 epidemic in South Africa

Metras, Raphaelle; Baguelin, Marc; Edmunds, W. John; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.); Kemp, Alan; Pfeiffer, Dirk U.; Collins, Lisa M.; White, Richard G. (Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013-06)

A Rift Valley fever (RVF) epidemic affecting animals on domestic livestock farms was reported in South Africa during January–August 2010. The first cases occurred after heavy rainfall, and the virus subsequently spread ...

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