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Browsing Veterinary Tropical Diseases by Type "Mini Dissertation"
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)As external parasites of livestock, ticks of the genus Amblyomma have a significant impact on animal health and production globally. Furthermore, Amblyomma ticks are vectors of diseases affecting livestock, but humans as ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)The tragelaphine antelopes comprise a group of nine species, namely Tragelaphus eurycerus (bongo), Tragelaphus scriptus (bushbuck), Tragelaphus oryx (common eland), Tragelaphus derbianus (giant eland), Tragelaphus strepsiceros ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) are efficient maintenance hosts of three serotypes of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus in South Africa, namely the South African Territories (SAT) types 1-3 viruses. Of these, the SAT-1 ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-04-19)Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is currently one of the greatest public health threats being faced by humanity. Although a lot of funding for research is being availed there are still a lot of gaps in understanding its ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)The diagnostic performance of four serological assays for bovine brucellosis in African buffaloes, namely Rose-Bengal test (RBT), complement fixation test (CFT), indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay (iELISA) and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)Rabies can be controlled and human deaths reduced through the mass vaccination of domestic dogs, as recorded in some parts of the world. However, in sub-Saharan Africa rabies infection is on the increase, largely due to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)This study was conducted to determine the occurrence of intestinal parasites found in captive wild carnivores at the Johannesburg Zoological Gardens. Faecal samples were collected from the enclosures of 22 different carnivore ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-10-01)The inactivated foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine's protection is dependent on the intact component of the FMD virus (FMDV) antigen, the 146S antigen particle. Sucrose density gradient (SDG) centrifugation is the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Avian influenza (AI) control in farmed ostriches relies on rapid and accurate diagnostic testing to detect the presence and spread of disease in avian populations, as flocks are in unavoidable contact with wild bird ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)Haemoparasites have been a source of economic and research interest for animal managers for some time. Of these, the role played by the Apicomplexan Babesia and Theileria species in both domesticated animals and wildlife ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Staphylococcus aureus is a coagulase-positive, Gram-positive, coccal bacterium. It is one of the leading causes of both skin and invasive infections. It plays an important role in diagnostics and treatment due to its ability ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Leptospirosis is an important bacterial infection of both animals and humans, largely neglected worldwide. Leptospirosis occurs worldwide and is maintained in numerous animal hosts. The aim of this study was to investigate ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)It has been postulated that climate change has brought about a change in the distribution of Amblyomma hebraeum and subsequently, its potential tick-borne parasites in South Africa and that the effects of climate change ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)The International Standard Bovine Tuberculin (ISBT) was confirmed for use in 1986 and serves as an internationally accepted reference for calibration and quality control. The World Health Organization has been involved in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)BACKGROUND In South Africa, bovine TB (bTB) is a state-controlled disease but the monitoring of bTB in small ruminants is largely neglected, whereas bTB diagnosis and surveillance in cattle and buffalo are prioritised due ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a peracute or acute disease of domestic ruminants and humans in sub-Saharan Africa, caused by a mosquito-borne virus. It is a high priority pathogen because of its potential to cause severe ...
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(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). ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)In the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality (BLM), Mpumalanga, the size and economic importance of the local, mostly informal, cattle trade has been considered negligible to date by local policy makers. Opportunities for the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) cause significant losses, through their effects on health, production of animals and humans worldwide. Notably, the countries located within the tropics and subtropics such as Uganda ...
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