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
Plant viruses
Pathogenesis and diagnosis of West Nile virus in South Africa
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Markotter W, Kuzmin I, Rupprecht CE, Nel LH: 2009. Lagos bat virus virulence by the peripheral route. Epidemiology and Infection, 137 / Jan, pp 1155-1162, Full Text
Lamprecht RL, Pietersen G, Kasdorf GGF, Nel LH: 2009. Characterisation of a proposed Nucleorhabdovirus new to South Africa. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 123, pp 105-110, Full Text
le Roux CA, Kubo T, Grobbelaar AA, Jansen van Vuuren P, Weyer J, Nel LH, Swanepoel R, Morita K, Paweska JT: 2009. Development and evaluation of a real-time reverse transcription-loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid detection of Rift Valley fever virus in clinical specimens. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 47 (3) / Mar, pp 645-651, Full Text
Markotter W, York D, Sabeta CT, Shumba W, Zulu G, Le Roux K, Nel LH: 2009. Evaluation of a rapid immunodiagnostic test kit for detection of African lyssaviruses from brain material. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 76 / Jun, pp 257-262, Full Text
Wright E, Mcnabb S, Goddard T, Horton DL, Lembo T, Nel LH, Weiss RB, Cleaveland S, Fooks AR: 2009. A robust lentiviral pseudotype neutralisation assay for in-field serosurveillance of rabies and lyssaviruses in Africa. Vaccine, 27 (51), pp 7178-7186.
Weyer J, Rupprecht CE, Nel LH: 2009. Poxvirus-vectored vaccines for rabies—A review. Vaccine, 27, pp 7198-7201.
Ngoepe CE, Sabeta CT, Nel LH: 2009. The spread of canine rabies into Free State Province of South Africa: A molecular epidemiological characterization. Virus Research, 142, pp 175-180.
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