Birkhead, Monica; Grayson, Wayne; Grobbelaar, Antoinette; Msimang, Veerle; Moolla, Naazneen; Mathee, Angela; Blumberg, Lucille; Marshall, Terry; Morobadi, Daniel; Popara, Mirjana; Weyer, Jacqueline(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2023-06)
Tanapox is a rarely diagnosed zoonosis known to be
endemic to equatorial Africa. All previously reported
human cases were acquired within 10° north or south
of the Equator, most recently 19 years ago. We describe
a ...
Natural killer (NK) cells are cytotoxic lymphocytes that are present in the circulation but also in many organs
including spleen and gut, where they play an important role in the defense against infections. Interaction ...
Organisms in the genus Anaplasma are obligate intracellular alphaproteobacteria. Bovine anaplasmosis, predominantly
caused by Anaplasma marginale, is the most prevalent tick-borne disease (TBD) of cattle worldwide.
Other ...
The impact of Post COVID-19 Condition (PCC) is ongoing despite the declaration that
the 2019 COVID-19 pandemic has ended. In this study, we explore the prevalence of PCC among
healthcare workers (HCWs) in four African ...
One Health (OH) is a concept that emphasises the interconnected nature of
human, animal and environmental health. To achieve complete health through
a OH approach, transdisciplinary work is required to ensure that different ...
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is one of the most successful ticks infesting cattle around the world. This highly-invasive species transmits cattle parasites that cause cattle fever leading to a high socio-economic ...
Hoornweg, Tabitha E.; Schaftenaar, Willem; Rutten, Victor P.M.G; De Haan, Cornelis A.M.(MDPI, 2024-02)
Elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses (EEHVs), of which eleven (sub)species are currently distinguished, infect either Asian (Elephas maximus) or African elephants (Loxodonta species). While all adult elephants are ...
Van Schalkwyk, Antoinette; Kara, Pravesh Deepak; Last, Robert D.; Romito, Marco; Wallace, David Brian(MDPI, 2024-01)
Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) has recently undergone rapid spread, now being reported from more than 80 countries, affecting predominantly cattle and to a lesser extent, water buffalo. This poxvirus was previously ...
Madzingira, Oscar(University of Pretoria, 2021-03)
This study assessed knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding brucellosis among cattle farmers (n=264), meat handlers (n=143) and medical professionals (n=124); estimated seroprevalence of Brucella infection in cattle ...
Manyenyeka, Musaemura(University of Pretoria, 2020-10)
Bovine theileriosis is a serious veterinary challenge that is responsible for high cattle mortalities and thus limiting cattle production and improvement in the smallholder farming sector of Zimbabwe (Lawrence, 1994). ...
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious and widely distributed disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals. The exact role played by goats in the epidemiology of the Southern African Territories (SAT) serotypes is ...
Experimental protozoal infections can provide novel insights into the host’s response before presentation to the veterinarian. The aim of this study was to track endocrine variables longitudinally in an experimental Babesia ...
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 ...
Banda, Frank; Ludi, Anna B.; Wilsden, Ginette; Browning, Clare; Kangwa, Henry L.; Mooya, Lynnfield; Ngoma, Masuzyo; Muuka, Geoffrey M.; Mundia, Cornelius; Fandamu, Paul; Paton, David J.; King, Donald P.; Quan, Melvyn(MDPI, 2023-12-05)
The recent introduction of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus serotype O (O/EA-2
topotype) in Southern Africa has changed the epidemiology of the disease and vaccine requirements
of the region. Commercial and subsistence ...
May, Catherine Edith(University of Pretoria, 2020-10)
Contagious equine metritis (CEM) is a non-systemic, venereally-transmitted disease of horses caused by the bacterium, Taylorella equigenitalis. The second member of the genus, Taylorella asinigenitalis, is found in donkeys ...
Small-scale urban pig farming (SUPF) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) contributes to food, nutrition, income and social security of indigent urbanites but is associated with animal, human and environmental health risks. In this ...
Brown, Lisa C.; Bobo, William V.; Gall, Cory A.; Muller, Daniel J.; Bousman, Chad A.(MDPI, 2023-07)
This systematic review evaluated the animal and human evidence for pharmacomicrobiomics
(PMx) interactions of antidepressant medications. Studies of gut microbiota effects on
functional and behavioral effects of ...
BACKGROUND : Subclinical mastitis (SCM) is one of the most economically important diseases affecting the dairy
industry. The SCM does not cause visible changes in the udder or physical changes of the milk as compared to ...
The African buffalo, Syncerus caffer, is a key species in African ecosystems. Like other large herbivores, it plays a fundamental role in its habitat acting as an ecosystem engineer. Over the last few centuries, African ...