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Faculty of Veterinary Science
Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases
Research articles in refereed specialist journals

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Select the first letter of the journal title from the alphabetical list.

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Akoda K, Van Abbeele J, Marcotty T, De Deken R, Sidibe I, van den Bossche P: 2009. Nutritional stress of adult female tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) affects the susceptibility of their offspring to trypanosomal infections. Acta Tropica, 111, pp 263-267, Full Text

Woma YT, van Vuuren M: 2009. Isolation of canine distemper viruses from domestic dogs in South Africa using Vero.DogSLAM cells and its application to diagnosis. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 3 (3) / Mar, pp 111-118, Full Text

Marcotty T, Matthys F, Godfroid JXL, Rigouts L, Ameni G, Gey van Pittius NC, Kazwala R, Muma J, Van Helden PD, Walravens K, De Klerk LM, Geoghegan C, Mbotha D, Otte M, Amenu K, Abu Samra N, Botha CJ, Ekron M, Jenkins AO, Jori F, Kriek NPJ, McCrindle CME, Michel A, Morar D, Roger F, Thys E, van den Bossche P: 2009. Zoonotic tuberculosis and brucellosis in Africa: Neglected zoonoses or minor public-health issues? The outcomes of a multi-disciplinary workshop. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 103 (5), pp 401-411, Full Text

Mariano V, McCrindle CME, Cenci-Goga BT, Picard JA: 2009. Case-control study to determine whether river water can spread tetracycline resistance to unexposed Impala (Aepyceros melampus) in Kruger National Park (South Africa. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 75 (1) / Jan, pp 113-118.

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Canales M, Almazan C, Naranjo V, Jongejan F, De la Fuente J: 2009. Vaccination with recombinant Boophilus annulatus BM86 ortholog protein, Ba86, protects cattle against B. annulatus and B. microplus infestations. BMC Biotechnology, 9 (29) / Mar, pp 1-8, Full Text

Labruna MB, Naranjo V, Mangold AJ, Thompson C, Estrada-Pena A, Guglielmone AA, Jongejan F, De la Fuente J: 2009. Allopatric speciation in ticks: Genetic and reproductive divergence between geographic strains of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 9 (46) / Feb, pp 1-12, Full Text

Jex AR, Waeschenbach A, Hu M, van Wyk JA, Beveridge I, Littlewood DTJ, Gasser RB: 2009. The mitochondrial genomes of Ancylostoma caninum and Bunostomum phlebotomum- two hookworms of animal health and zoonotic importance. BMC Genomics, 10 (79) / Feb, pp 1-10, Full Text

Nijhof AM, Balk JA, Postigo M, Jongejan F: 2009. Selection of reference genes for quantitative RT-PCR studies in Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus and Rhipicephalus appendicalatus ticks and determination of the expression profile on Bm86. BMC Molecular Biology, 10 (1), p. 112, Full Text

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Zivkovic Z, Blouin EF, Manzano-Roman R, Almazan C, Naranjo V, Massung RF, Jongejan F, Kocan KM, De la Fuente J: 2009. Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Anaplasma marginale elicit different gene expression responses in cultured tick cells. Comparative and Functional Genomics, 2009, pp 1-9, Full Text

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Gondwe N, Marcotty T, Vanwambeke SO, De Pus C, Mulumba M, van den Bossche P: 2009. Distribution and density of tsetse flies (Glossinidae: Diptera) at the game/people/livestock interface of the Nkhotakota Game Reserve human sleeping sickness focus in Malawi. Ecohealth, 6 ((2)) / Jun, pp 260-265, Full Text

Cadmus SIB, Adesokan HK, Jenkins AO, Van Soolingen D: 2009. Mycobacterium bovis and M. tubercolosis in goats, Nigeria. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 15 (12), pp 2066-2067, Full Text

Van Grinsven KWA, Van den Abbeele J, van den Bossche P, Van Hellemond JJ, Tielens AGM: 2009. Adaptations in the glucose metabolism of procyclic Trypanosoma brucei isolates from tsetse flies and during differentiation of bloodstream forms. Eukaryotic Cell, 8 (8) / Aug, pp 1307-1311, Full Text

Van Rhijn I, Nguyen TKA, Michel AL, Cooper D, Covaerts M, Cheng T, Van Eden W, Moody D, Coetzer JAW, Rutten VPMG, Koets AP: 2009. Low cross-reactivity of T-cell responses against lipids from Mycobacterium bovis and M. avium paratuberculosis during natural infection. European Journal of Immunology, 39 (11), pp 3031-3041.

Guglielmone AA, Robbins RG, Apanaskevich DA, Petney TN, Estrada-Pena A, Horak IG: 2009. Comments on controversial tick (Acari: Ixodida) species names and species described or resurrected from 2003 to 2008. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 48, pp 311-327, Full Text

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Rich KM, Perry BD, Kaitibie S: 2009. Commodity-based trade and market access for developing country livestock products: The case of beef exports from Ethiopia. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 12 (3), pp 1-22.

Cadmus SIB, Jenkins AO, Godfroid J, Osinusi K, Adewole IF, Murphy RL, Taiwo BO: 2009. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium africanum in stools from children attending an immunization clinic in Ibadan, Nigeria. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 13, pp 740-744, Full Text

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Matjila PT, Carcy B, Leisewitz AL, Schetters T, Jongejan F, Gorenflot A, Penzhorn BL: 2009. Preliminary evaluation of the BrEMA1 gene as a tool for associating Babesia rossi genotypes and clinical manifestation of canine babesiosis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 47 (11) / Nov, pp 3586-3592, Full Text

MacLachlan NJ, Drew CP, Darpel KE, Worwa G: 2009. The pathology and pathogenesis of bluetongue. Journal of Comparative Pathology, 141, pp 1-16.

Schlotter YM, Rutten VPMG, Riemers F, Davenport G, Knol EF, Willemse T: 2009. Altered expression of fatty acid desaturases in the skin of dogs with atopic dermatitis. Journal of Dermatological Science, 54, pp 49-52, Full Text

Le Goff C, Lamien CE, Fakhfakh E, Chadeyras A, Aba-Adulugba E, Libeau G, Tuppurainen ESM, Wallace DB, Adam T, Silber R, Gulyaz V, Madani H, Caufour P, Hammami S, Diallo A, Albina E: 2009. Capripoxvirus G-protein-coupled chemokine receptor: A host-range gene suitable for virus animal origin discrimination. Journal of General Virology, 90, pp 1967-1977.

Akoda K, van den Bossche P, Lyaruu EA, De Deken R, Marcotty T, Coosemans M, Van den Abbeele J: 2009. Maturation of a Trypanosoma Brucei infection to the infectious meacyclic stage is enhanced in nutritionally stressed Tsetse Flies. Journal of Medical Entomology, 46 (6), pp 1446-1449, Full Text

Botha CJ, Penrith ML: 2009. Potential plant poisonings in dogs and cats in southern Africa. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 80 (2), pp 63-74, Full Text

Koster LS, Van Schoor M, Goddard A, Thompson PN, Matjila PT, Kjelgaard-Hansen M: 2009. C-reactive protein in canine babesiosis caused by Babesia rossi and its association with outcome. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 80 (2), pp 87-91, Full Text

Penrith ML, Vosloo W: 2009. Review of African swine fever: Transmission, spread and control. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 80 (2), pp 58-62, Full Text

Bwala D G, Abolnik C, Van Wyk A, Cornelius E, Bisschop SPR: 2009. Efficacy of a genotype 2 Newcastle disease vaccine (Avinew) against challenge with highly virulent genotypes 5d and 3d. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 80 (3), pp 174-178, Full Text

Van der Merwe M, Bekker JL, van der Merwe P, Michel AL: 2009. Cooking and drying as effective mechanisms in limiting the zoonotic effect of Mycobacterium bovis in beef. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 80 (3), pp 142-145, Full Text

Adams H, van Vuuren M, Bosman A-M, Keet D, New J, Kennedy M: 2009. The epidemiology of lion lentivirus infection among a population of free-ranging lions (Panthera leo) in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 80 (3), pp 151-156, Full Text

Lampen F, Bhoora R, Collins NE, Penzhorn BL: 2009. Putative clinical piroplasmosis in a Burchell’s zebra (Equus quagga burchelli). Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 80 (4), pp 257-260, Full Text

Junker K, Lane E, Dlamini BB, Kotze A, Boomker JDF: 2009. Post mortem identification of Kalicephalus colubri colubri (Nematoda: Diaphanocephalidae) in a captive Mole snake (Pseudaspis cana) in South Africa : clinical communication. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 80 (1), pp 54-56, Full Text

Løken T, Bosman A-M, van Vuuren M: 2009. Infection with Ovine herpesvirus 2 in Norwegian herds with a history of previous outbreaks of malignant catarrhal fever. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 21, pp 257-261, Full Text

Zambelli A, Leisewitz AL: 2009. A prospective, randomized comparison of Oxyglobin (HB-200) and packed red blood cell transfusion for canine babesiosis. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, 19 (1), pp 102-112.

van Dyk E, Oosthuizen MC, Bosman A-M, Nel PJ, Zimmerman D, Venter EH: 2009. Detection of bovine papillomavirus DNA in sarcoid-affected and healthy free-roaming zebra (Equus zebra) populations in South Africa. Journal of Virological Methods, 158, pp 141-151.

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Akoda K, van den Bossche P, Marcotty T, Kubi C, Coosemans M, De Deken R, Van Abbeele J: 2009. Nutritional stress affects the tsetse fly’s immune gene expression. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 23, pp 195-201.

Looringh van Beeck FA, Reinink P, Hermsen R, Zajonc DM, Laven MJ, Fun A, Troskie M, Schoemaker NJ, Morar D, Lenstra JA, Vervelde L, Rutten VPMG, Van Eden W, Van Rhijn I: 2009. Functional CD1d and/or NKT cell invariant chain transcript in horse, pig, African elephant and guinea pig, but not in ruminants. Molecular Immunology, 46, pp 1424-1431.

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Horak IG: 2009. A century of tick taxonomy in South Africa. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 76, pp 69-74, 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

Allsopp BA: 2009. Trends in the control of heartwater. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 76, pp 81-88, Full Text

Penrith ML: 2009. African Swine fever. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 76 (1), pp 91-95, Full Text

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Junker K, Barbuto M, Casiraghi M, Martin C, Uni S, Boomker JDF, Bain O: 2009. Litomosa chiropterorum Ortlepp, 1932, (Nematoda: Filarioidea) from a South African miniopterid: Redescription, Wolbachia screening and phytogenetic relationships with Litomosoides. Parasite-Journal De La Societe Francaise De Parasitologie, 16, pp 43-50.

Lhermitte-Vallarino N, Junker K, Bain O: 2009. Reappraisal of the specific status of Rhabdias (Nematoda:Rhabdiasoidea) from malagasy chamelons in the paris museum collection. Parasite-Journal De La Societe Francaise De Parasitologie, 16 (2), pp 111-123.

Mamabolo MV, Ntantiso L, Latif AA, Majiwa PAO: 2009. Natural infection of cattle and tsetse flies in South Africa with two genotypic groups of Trypanosoma congolense. Parasitology, 136, pp 425-431, Full Text

Muraina IA, Picard JA, Eloff JN: 2009. Development of a reproducible method to determine minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of plant extract against a slow-growing mycoplasma organism. Phytomedicine, 16, pp 262-264, Full Text

Johansen MV, Penrith ML: 2009. Has Culling Been Properly Assessed as a Valid and Justified Control Intervention Measure for Zoonotic Diseases?. Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 3 (10) / Oct, p. e541, Full Text

Ducheyne E, Mweempwa C, De Pus C, Vernieuwe H, De Deken R, Hendrickx G, van den Bossche P: 2009. The impact of habitat fragmentation on tsetse abundance on the plateau of eastern Zambia. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 91, pp 11-18.

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Van Engelen E, Breeveld-Dwarkasing VNA, Everts ME, Van Der Weyden GC, Taverne MAM, Rutten VPMG: 2009. Smooth muscle cells of the bovine cervical stroma may have a secretory, rather than a contractile function during parturition. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 44, pp 303-311.

Van Engelen E, De Groot MW, Breeveld-Dwarkasing VNA, Everts ME, Van Der Weyden GC, Taverne MAM, Rutten VPMG: 2009. Cervical ripening and parturition in cows are driven by a cascade of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 44, pp 834-841.

Masumu JM, Geysen D, van den Bossche P: 2009. Endemic type of animal trypanosomiasis is not associated with lower genotype variability of Trypanosoma congolense isolates circulating in livestock. Research in Veterinary Science, 87, pp 265-269, Full Text

Swan GE, Coetzer JAW, Terblanche HM: 2009. Integrating global animal health, public health and tropical animal health issues into the veterinary curriculum: a South African/African perspective. Revue Scientifique et Technique de l Office International des Epizooties, 28 (2) / Aug, pp 727-738.

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Bath GF, van Wyk JA: 2009. The Five Point Check© for targeted selective treatment of internal parasites in small ruminants. Small Ruminant Research, 86, pp 6-13.

Apanaskevich DA, Horak IG, Horak IG: 2009. The genus Hyalomma Koch, 1844. IX. Redescription of all parasitic stages of H. (Euhyalomma) impeltatum Shulze & Schlottke, 1930 and H. (E) somalicum Tonelli Rondelli, 1935 (Acari: Ixodidae). Systematic Parasitology, 73, pp 199-218, Full Text

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Babiuk S, Wallace DB, Smith SJ, Bowden TR, Dalman B, Parkyn G, Copps J, Boyle DB: 2009. Detection of antibodies against capripoxviruses using an inactivated sheeppox virus ELISA. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 56, pp 132-141.

Vosloo W, Thompson PN, Botha B, Bengis RG, Thomson GR: 2009. Longitudinal study to investigate the role of impala (Aepyceros melampus) in foot-and-mouth disease maintenance in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 56, pp 18-30.

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Santema WJ, Hensen S, Rutten VPMG, Koets AP: 2009. Heat shock protein 70 subunit vaccination against bovine paratuberculosis does not interfere with current immunodiagnostic assays for bovine tuberculosis. Vaccine, 27, pp 2312-2319.

Nguyen TKA, Koets AP, Santema WJ, Van Eden W, Rutten VPMG, Van Rhijn I: 2009. The mycobacterial glycolipid glucose monomycolate induces a memory T cell response comparable to a model protein antigen and no B cell response upon experimental vaccination of cattle. Vaccine, 27, pp 4818-4825, Full Text

Schlotter YM, Veenhof EZ, Brinkhof B, Rutten VPMG, Spee B, Willemse T, Penning LC: 2009. A GeNorm algorithm-based selection of reference genes for quantitative real-time PCR in skin biopsies of healthy dogs and dogs with atopic dermatitis. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 129, pp 115-118, Full Text

Santema WJ, Overdijk M, Barends J, Krijgsveld J, Rutten VPMG, Koets AP: 2009. Searching for proteins of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis with diagnostic potential by comparative qualitative proteomic analysis of mycobacterial tuberculins. Veterinary Microbiology, 138, pp 191-196.

Irenge LM, Walravens K, Govaerts M, Godfroid JXL, Rosseels V, Huygen K, Gala JL: 2009. Development and validation of a triplex real-time PCR for rapid detection and specific identification of M. avium sub sp. paratuberculosis in faecal samples. Veterinary Microbiology, 136, pp 166-172, Full Text

Bhoora R, Franssen L, Oosthuizen MC, Guthrie AJ, Zweygarth E, Penzhorn BL, Jongejan F, Collins NE: 2009. Sequence heterogeneity in the 18S rRNA gene within Theileria equi and Babesia caballi from horses in South Africa. Veterinary Parasitology, 159, pp 112-120, Full Text

He L, Liu Q, Quan M, Zhou D-n, Zhou Y-q, Zhao J-l: 2009. Molecular cloning and phylogenetic analysis of Babesia orientalis heat shock protein 70. Veterinary Parasitology, 162, pp 183-191.

Masumu JM, Marcotty T, Geerts S, Vercruysse J, van den Bossche P: 2009. Cross-protection between Trypanosoma congolense strains of low and high virulence. Veterinary Parasitology, 163, pp 127-131, Full Text

Oosthuizen MC, Allsopp BA, Troskie M, Collins NE, Penzhorn BL: 2009. Identification of novel Babesia and Theileria species in South African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis, Linnaeus, 1758) and roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus, Desmarest 1804). Veterinary Parasitology, 163, pp 39-46, Full Text

He L, Zhou Y-q, Oosthuizen MC, Zhao J-l: 2009. Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) detection of Babesia orientalis in water buffalo (Bubalus babalis, Linnaeus, 1758) in China. Veterinary Parasitology, 165, pp 36-40, Full Text

Kenyon F, Greer AW, Coles GC, Cringoli G, Papadopoulos E, Cabaret J, Berrag B, Varady M, van Wyk JA, Thomas E, Vercruysse J, Jackson F: 2009. The role of targeted selective treatments in the development of refugia-based approaches to the control of gastrointestinal nematodes of small ruminants. Veterinary Parasitology, 164, pp 3-11, Full Text

Riley DG, van Wyk JA: 2009. Genetic parameters for FAMACHA© score and related traits for host resistance/resilience and production at differing severities of worm challenge in a Merino flock in South Africa. Veterinary Parasitology, 164, pp 44-52, Full Text

Hoek A, Rutten VPMG, Kool J, Arkesteijn GJA, Bouwstra RJ, Van Rhijn I, Koets AP: 2009. Subpopulations of bovine WC1⁺gddelta T cells rather than CD4⁺CD25^highFoxp3⁺ T cells act as immune regulatory cells ex vivo. Veterinary Research, 40 (06), pp 1-14, Full Text

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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Apanaskevich DA, Horak IG, Horak IG, Geevarghese G: 2009. The genus Hyalomma Koch, 1844. VIII. Redescription of three Hyalommina Schulze, 1919 species (Acari: Ixodidae) from south Asia with notes on their biology. Zootaxa, 2050, pp 31-55.