• Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in livestock production system of Nigeria : a systematic review 

  Gaddafi, Mohammed Sani; Yakubu, Yusuf; Bello, Muhammad Bashir; Lawal, Habiba; Bitrus, Asinamai Athliamai; Musawa, Ibrahim Aliyu; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo (Istanbul University, 2025-01)

  Recently, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been identified as a growing concern in livestock. Animals can serve as reservoirs for MRSA, and the bacteria can be transmitted to humans who are in ...
• Molecular characterization of virulence and resistance genes in Salmonella strains isolated from chickens sold at the informal chicken market in Gauteng Province, South Africa 

  Mokgophi, Thelma M.; Gcebe, Nomakorinte; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo; Adesiyun, Abiodun Adewale (Wiley, 2024-04)

  This cross-sectional study determined the occurrence of virulence and antimicrobial resistance genes in Salmonella strains recovered from chicken obtained from informal markets in Gauteng province, South Africa. The study ...
• Cutting-edge technology for diagnosing cattle abortions 

  Marais, Susan (Plaas Publishing, 2025-03)

  Researchers at the University of Pretoria (UP) are optimistic about their breakthrough to help solve one of the livestock sector’s most pressing issues, namely abortions in heifers and cows. The study in question was funded ...
• Unravelling the maternal evolutionary history of the African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) 

  Morris, Declan R.; McWhorter, Todd J.; Boardman, Wayne S.J.; Simpson, Gregory J.G.; Wentzel, Jeanette Maria; Coetzee, Jannie; Moodley, Yoshan (PeerJ Inc., 2024-04)

  The African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) has lost a significant proportion of its historical range, notably in north-western Africa and South Africa. Recent studies have explored the genetic diversity and population ...
• A rapid tick exposure test for monitoring acaricide resistance in Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato ticks on dogs 

  Jongejan, Frans; Berger, Laura; Papadopoulos, Elias; Reck, Jose; Ferreira, Priscila T.; Scott, Fabio B.; De Avelar, Barbara R.; Guimarães, Brena G.; Correia, Thais R.; Hulsebos, Iris; Petersen, Alita; Klafkeg, Guilherme (BMC, 2024-09)

  BACKGROUND: Brown dog ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato) are vectors of pathogens adversely affecting the health of dogs in many regions of the world. The three-host life cycle of R. sanguineus s.l., with all ...
• Resistance intensity test (RIT) : a novel bioassay for quantifying the level of acaricide resistance in Rhipicephalus microplus ticks 

  Jongejan, Frans; Berger, Laura; Homminga, Laura; Hulsebos, Iris; Petersen, Alita; Ferreira, Priscila T.; Reck, Jose; Klafkeg, Guilherme (BMC, 2024-11)

  BACKGROUND: One bioassay for detecting acaricide resistance in livestock ticks is the adult immersion test (AIT), wherein engorged ticks are briefly immersed into a solution of a particular acaricidal compound and examined ...
• Intra- and interspecific variation of Amblyomma ticks from southern Africa 

  Smit, Andeliza; Mulandane, Fernando; Labuschagne, Martinet; Wójick, Stephané H.; Malabwa, Choolwe; Sili, Gourgelia; Mandara, Stephen; Dlamkile, Zinathi; Ackermann, Rebecca; Vineer, Hannah Rose; Stoltsz, Wilhelm Heinrich; Huber, Karine; Horak, Ivan Gerard; Morar‑Leather, Darshana; Makepeace, Benjamin L.; Das Neves, Luis Carlos Bernardo G. (BMC, 2024-08)

  BACKGROUND: Amblyomma spp. ticks, known for their long mouthparts, bright ornate appearance and aggressive hunting behaviour, are vectors of a number of important pathogens. In southern Africa, 17 Amblyomma spp. are currently ...
• RaTexT® : a novel rapid tick exposure test for detecting acaricide resistance in Rhipicephalus microplus ticks in Brazil 

  Jongejan, Frans; Berger, Laura; Reck, Jose; Ferreira, Priscila T.; De Jesus, Mariana S.; Scott, Fabio B.; De Avelar, Barbara R.; Guimarães, Brena G.; Correia, Thais R.; Muhanguzi, Dennis; Vudriko, Patrick; Byaruhanga, Joseph; Tumwebaze, Maria; Nagagi, Yakob; Temba, Violet; Biguezoton, Abel S.; Farougou, Souaibou; Adehan, Safiou Bienvenu; Jumba, Humphrey; Homminga, Laura; Hulsebos, Iris; Petersen, Alita; Klafkeg, Guilherme (BMC, 2024-08)

  BACKGROUND: Acaricide resistance in cattle ticks is a significant concern in (sub)tropical regions, particularly Brazil. The Larval Packet Test (LPT) is the standard laboratory bioassay for resistance diagnosis, which ...
• African swine fever diagnosis in Africa : challenges and opportunities 

  Penrith, Mary-Louise; Van Emmenes, Juanita; Hakizimana, Jean N.; Heath, Livio; Kabuuka, T.; Misinzo, Gerald; Odoom, Theophilus; Wade, Abel; Zerbo, Habibata L.; Luka, Pam D. (MDPI, 2024-04)

  The global spread of African swine fever (ASF) in recent decades has led to the need for technological advances in sampling and diagnostic techniques. The impetus for these has been the need to enable sampling by lay ...
• Genome sequencing of historical encephalomyocarditis viruses from South Africa links the historical 1993/4 savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) outbreak to cryptic mastomys rodents 

  Van Meer, Vanessa; Paweska, Janusz Tadeusz; Swanepoel, Robert; Grobbelaar, Antoinette; Bastos, Armanda D.S. (MDPI, 2024-03)

  From 1993 to 1994, 64 free-ranging elephants (Loxodonta africana) succumbed to encephalomyocarditis in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, of which 83% were adult bulls. Mastomys rodents were implicated as the reservoir ...
• Molecular characterisation and antibody response to bovine respiratory syncytial virus in vaccinated and infected cattle in Turkey 

  Aydin, Ozge; Yilmaz, Aysun; Turan, Nuri; Richt, Juergen A.; Yilmaz, Huseyin (MDPI, 2024-04)

  Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) is one of the most important respiratory pathogens of cattle. In this study, frequency of infection, analysis of variants, and the immune status of vaccinated and non-vaccinated ...
• Evidence for horizontal transmission and recirculation of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in the beef production chain in South Africa using whole genome sequencing 

  Onyeka, L.O. (Libby); Adesiyun, Abiodun Adewale; Ismail, Arshad; Allam, Mushal; Keddy, Karen H.; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.) (MDPI, 2024-09)

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• Brucellosis seropositivity using three serological tests and associated risk factors in abattoir workers in Gauteng province, South Africa 

  Kolo, Francis Babaman; Adesiyun, Abiodun Adewale; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo; Harris, Bernice Nerine; Rossouw, Jennifer; Byaruhanga, Charles; De Wet Geyer, Hermanus; Blumberg, Lucille; Frean, John; Van Heerden, Henriette (MDPI, 2024-01)

  Abattoir workers are liable to zoonotic infections from animals and animal products, primarily to diseases with asymptomatic and chronic clinical manifestations in animals, such as brucellosis. No published reports exist ...
• Temporal and serotypic dynamics of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae in South African porcine populations : a retrospective study from 1985 to 2023 

  Seakamela, Emmanuel M.; Henton, Marijke M.; Jonker, Annelize; Kayoka-Kabongo, Prudence Ngalula; Matle, Itumeleng (MDPI, 2024-07)

  Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is a major bacterial pathogen causing porcine pleuropneumoniae, which is a disease of notable economic impact and high fatality rates among pigs worldwide. It has been reported that 19 ...
• Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus gB-specific antibody levels in sera of Asian elephants ( Elephas maximus) in Japanese zoos 

  Takehana, Kazuya; Hoornweg, Tabitha E.; Schaftenaar, Willem; Rutten, Victor P.M.G.; De Haan, Cornelis A. M.; Matsuno, Keita (Japanese Society of Veterinary Science, 2024-12)

  Prevalence of elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) infections in Asian elephants in Japan was assessed by determination of EEHV gB specific antibody levels. Among 28 healthy Asian (sub) adult elephants from 11 ...
• Advancing the frontiers of virology in Africa : the African Virologists Network's mission and progress 

  Bernard, Onoja Anyebe; Arthur, Sabastine Eugene; Aminu, Maryam; Bonney, Evelyn Yayra; Abdul-Azeez, Anjorin A.; Chofong, Gilbert Nchongboh; Kafintu-kwashie, Anna; Sabeta, Claude; Yassin, Abdelaziz A.; Adiku, Theophilus A. (Elsevier, 2025-05)

  Africa has long been a hotspot for emerging and re-emerging viral infections such as Ebola, Mpox, Lassa fever, HIV, and arboviruses. Despite the continent's critical role in virology, African virologists have historically ...
• Cost-effectiveness of One Health intervention to reduce risk of human exposure and infection with non-typhoidal salmonellosis (NTS) in Nigeria 

  Sanni, Abdullahi O.; Jonker, Annelize; Were, Vincent; Fasanmi, Olubunmi Gabriel; Adebowale, Oluwawemimo O.; Shittu, Aminu; Jibril, Abdurrahman H. (Elsevier, 2024-06)

  BACKGROUND: Non-typhoidal Salmonella infection (NTS) is an important foodborne zoonosis with underappreciated health and economic burdens, and low case fatality. It has global prevalence, with more burdens in under-resourced ...
• The EEHV1A gH/gL complex elicits humoral and cell-mediated immune responses in mice 

  Spencer Clinton, Jennifer L.; Hoornweg, Tabitha E.; Tan, Jie; Peng, Rongsheng; Schaftenaar, Willem; Rutten, Victor P.M.G.; De Haan, Cornelis A.M.; Ling, Paul D. (Elsevier, 2024-10)

  Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) causes lethal hemorrhagic disease (HD) in Asian and African elephants. Although rapid detection of viremia and supportive treatments may improve survival rates, an effective ...
• Application of a dual-locus metabarcoding approach for a more comprehensive account of cattle dietary items in a semi-arid African savanna with special reference to forbs 

  Botha, Danielle; Barnard, Sandra; Du Plessis, Morne; Allam, Mushal; Behn, Kai; Ismail, Arshad; Linstädter, Anja; Mokoka, Malesela V.; Mnisi, Zamantungwa T.H.; Siebert, Frances (Pensoft Publishers, 2024)

  Increasing livestock densities and more severe drought events challenge sustainable management in South Africa’s semi-arid savannas. Effective mitigation strategies require accurate assessments of livestock foraging ...
• A knowledge, attitude and practices assessment of control measures for bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis towards a more effective approach to national control programs in South Africa 

  Kgasi, Alfred T.; Michel, Anita Luise (Springer, 2025-01)

  Bovine brucellosis and bovine tuberculosis are zoonotic diseases with economic and public health importance across the world, especially in developing countries where the diseases are endemic. The diseases are classified ...

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