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Browsing Veterinary Tropical Diseases by Type "Thesis"
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Weyer, Camilla Theresa
(University of Pretoria, 2016)
African horse sickness (AHS) is a life-threatening disease of equids caused by African horse
sickness virus (AHSV), a member of the genus Orbivirus in the family Reoviridae. The virus
is transmitted by midges (Culicoides ...
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Conradie van Wyk, Ilana
(University of Pretoria, 2012-09-21)
This study formed part of the collaborative IDEAL (Infectious Diseases of East African Livestock) project, which focused on the sedentary mixed crop-livestock smallholding system in Western Kenya. This was a longitudinal ...
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Khumalo, Zamantungwa Thobeka Happiness
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
In summary, this study presents a novel genetic test based on msp1aS to discriminate strains of A. centrale and shows that the vaccine strain is found widely distributed across South Africa and in animals that do not have ...
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Pretorius, Alri
(University of Pretoria, 2008-08-11)
In the search for a better vaccine against Ehrlichia ruminantium infection in ruminants, four E. ruminantium open reading frames (ORFs) derived from the Welgevonden isolate were tested using either DNA vaccination or DNA ...
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Ndung'u, Leah Wanjiru
(University of Pretoria, 2006-03-29)
This thesis describes a two-component study undertaken in smallholder dairy systems of Central Kenya. One component characterized delivery systems for tick and tick-borne disease (TTBD) technologies including treatment ...
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Jonker, Annelize
(University of Pretoria, 2023-11-10)
Abortions in cattle, sheep and goats represent important economic losses in the agricultural industry. Determining causes of abortions is important for control efforts, but can be challenging.
This study investigated ...
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Esterhuizen, Johan Renier
(University of Pretoria, 2008-05-05)
Glossina austeni Newstead and G. brevipalpis Newstead are responsible for transmitting nagana in the Zululand region of the KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa. Following the last major nagana outbreak in 1990-1992, ...
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Glover, Barbara Akorfa
(University of Pretoria, 2023)
This thesis offers a comprehensive examination of Brucella melitensis in South African
wildlife, with a particular focus on sable antelopes (Hippotragus niger). The research
encompasses an extensive review of existing ...
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Ngoveni, Harry Gay
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
African horse sickness virus (AHSV) is a member of the Orbivirus genus within the Reoviridae family and the aetiological agent for African horse sickness (AHS). It is an arthropod-borne virus transmitted by biting midges ...
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Ndumnego, Okechukwu Chinazo
(University of Pretoria, 2016)
Anthrax is a zoonotic disease affecting most warm-blooded mammals. Primarily recognized as a disease of herbivores, it is caused by a spore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium, Bacillus anthracis. The disease has a worldwide ...
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Van Dyk, Enette
(University of Pretoria, 2011-10-26)
Sarcoid-like tumours have been reported in Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra) in two South African game parks recently. These tumours caused severe distress to the animals and also made them unsightly for tourists ...
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Kolo, Agatha Onyemowo
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
The Mnisi community, a rural area, is nestled at the cusp of a human/livestock/wildlife interface in Bushbuckridge Municipality, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. In this area, undifferentiated non-malarial acute febrile ...
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Van den Bossche, Peter
(University of Pretoria, 2010-09-22)
Previously, strategy formulation for large-scale eradication of tsetse in southern Africawas dominated by straightforward technical considerations. The current shift to localised control of tsetse-transmitted bovine ...
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Morar, Darshana
(University of Pretoria, 2009-12-07)
Please read the abstract in the 00 front of this document.
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Ochai, Sunday Ochonu
(University of Pretoria, 2023)
Over the years, various techniques have been employed to diagnose infectious zoonoses, such as anthrax caused by Bacillus anthracis. These methods encompass microscopic examination of blood smears, bacterial culture, ...
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Hassim, Ayesha
(University of Pretoria, 2016)
Chapter 1: Introduction and Literature Review; Chapter 2: A retrospective study of anthrax on the Ghaap plateau, Northern Cape Province of South Africa, with special reference to the 2007 - 2008 outbreaks; Chapter 3: ...
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Chaisi, Mamohale E.
(University of Pretoria, 2012-09-14)
In South Africa, the diagnosis of Theileria parva in cattle and buffalo has been complicated by the presence of mildly pathogenic and non-pathogenic Theileria spp. This can lead to inaccurate diagnostic results and confuse ...
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Sanni, Abdullahi Ozomata
(University of Pretoria, 2024)
Nigeria is a country with a mid-2020 human population of approximately 209 million, and the
poultry industry in Nigeria has rapidly expanded in recent years despite many health and
economic challenges. Poultry production ...
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Matthee, Sonja
(University of Pretoria, 2010-09-30)
Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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Liebenberg, Junita
(University of Pretoria, 2011-01-06)
A shotgun genome sequencing project was undertaken in the expectation that access to the entire protein coding potential of E. Ruminantium (Welgevonden) will facilitate the identification of vaccine candidate genes against ...