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Faculty of Veterinary Science
Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases

Postgraduate Student Research Projects 2009

Dissertations/Theses: [12]

Bhoora R: Molecular characterization of Babesia caballi and Theileria equi, the aetiological agents of equine piroplasmosis in South Africa (Dr NE Collins, Prof BL Penzhorn)

Matjila PT: Molecular detection and characterization of tick-borne pathogens of dogs (Prof BL Penzhorn, Prof F Jongejan, Prof AL Leisewitz)

Morar D: Developing an ELISA for the detection of interferon-gamma (IFNy) in wildlife species as a diagnostig tool for Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterum tuberculosis infection (Prof JXL Godfroid, Prof VPMG Rutten, Dr J Fehrsen)

Schwan EV: Filariosis of domestic carnivores in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa, and Maputo province, Mozambique (Prof JDF Boomker)

De Beer CJ: Assesment of blackfly (Diptera: Simuliidae) problem status and potential biological control agents along the Vaal and Orange Rivers in South Africa (Dr K Kappmeier-Green, Prof BL Penzhorn)

Jenkins AO: Identification and genotyping of Mycobacterium tubercolosis complex infections at the human/domestic animals/wildlife interface in Nigeria and South Africa (Prof VPMG Rutten, Dr AL Michel)

Manhica ADP: Study of Brucella melitensis of sheep and goats in Maputu, Gaza, Tete and Cabo Delgado Provinces of Mozambique (Prof M van Vuuren, Prof JXL Godfroid)

Ogo MF: Molecular epidemiology of dog rabies in Nigeria: phylogeny based on the N and G gene sequences (Dr CT Sabeta, Prof LH Nel)

Pringle H: A survey on incedence of microfilarial infestation of dogs donated to the police (Dr EV Schwan)

Spickett A: The anthelmintic effect of copper oxide wire particle (COWP) boluses against Haemonchus contortus in goats in South Africa (Prof JDF Boomker)

Tshikhudo NP: Biodegradable microspheres as a single dose delivery system for Ehrlichia ruminantum vaccines (Dr M van Kleef, Dr A Pretorius)

Woma YT: Isolation and genetic characterization of canine distemper viruses from domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) in South Africa (Prof M van Vuuren)

 

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