Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology
Nel, LH
MSc(UV) PhD(Pret) - Professor
NRF Rating: B3
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 3622
Fax number: 012 420 3266
E-mail address: louis.nel@up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Evolution of Rhabdoviruses and epidemiology of lyssaviruses
Lyssavirus vaccines
West Nile virus
Plant viruses
Pathogenesis and diagnosis of West Nile virus in South Africa
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Rupprecht CE, Barrett J, Briggs D, Cliquet F, Fooks AR, Lumlertdacha B, Meslin FX, Muller T, Nel LH, Schneider C, Tordo N, Wandeler AI: 2008. Can rabies be eradicated?. Developments in Biologicals, 131, pp 95-122.
Botha EM, Markotter W, Wolfaardt M, Paweska JT, Swanepoel R, Palacios G, Nel LH, Venter M: 2008. Genetic Determinants of Virulence in Pathogenic Lineage 2 West Nile Virus Strains. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14 (2) / Feb, pp 222-230, Full Text
Coetzee P, Weyer J, Paweska JT, Burt FJ, Markotter W, Nel LH: 2008. Use of a molecular epidemiological database to track human rabies case histories in South Africa. Epidemiology and Infection, 136 / Oct, pp 1270-1276, Full Text
Weyer J, Kuzmin IV, Rupprecht CE, Nel LH: 2008. Cross-protective and cross-reactive immune responses to recombinant vaccinia viruses expressing full-length lyssavirus glycoprotein genes. Epidemiology and Infection, 136 (5), pp 670-678, Full Text
Meyer JB, Kasdorf GGF, Nel LH, Pietersen G: 2008. Transmission of Activated-Episomal Banana streak OL (badna) virus (BSOLV) to cv. Williams Banana (Musa sp.) by three mealybug species. Plant Disease, 92 (8), pp 1158-1163.
van Marle-Köster E, Hefer CA, Nel LH, Groenen MAN: 2008. Genetic diversity and population structure of locally adapted South African chicken lines: Implications for conservation. South African Journal of Animal Science, 38 (4), pp 271-281, Full Text
Sebeta CT, Shumba W, Mohale DK, Miyen JM, Wandeler AI, Nel LH: 2008. Mongoose rabies and the African civit in Zimbabwe. Veterinary Record, 8 / Nov, p. 580.
Markotter W, Kuzmin I, Rupprecht CE, Nel LH: 2008. Phylogeny of Lagos bat virus: Challenges for lyssavirus taxonomy. Virus Research, 135, pp 10-21.
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