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Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases

Economically important diseases of livestock in the sub-Saharan region - Research Output

Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Masumu JM, Akoda K, van den Bossche P: 2010. Transmissibility, by Glossina morsitans morsitans, of Trypanosoma congolense strains during the acute and chronic phases of infection. Acta Tropica, 113, pp 195-198.

Ruiz-Larranaga O, Garrido JM, Iriondo M, Manzano C, Molina E, Koets AP, Rutten VPMG, Juste RA, Estonba A: 2010. Genetic association between bovine NOD2 polymorphisms and infection by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Holstein-Friesian cattle. Animal Genetics, 41, pp 652-655.

Wemmer S, Mashau C, Fehrsen J, van Wyngaardt W, du Plessis DH: 2010. Chicken scFvs and bivalent scFv-CH fusions directed against HSP65 of Mycobacterium bovis. Biologicals, 38, pp 407-414, Full Text

Zivkovic Z, Esteves E, Almazan C, Daffre S, Nijhof AM, Kocan KM, Jongejan F, De la Fuente J: 2010. Differential expression of genes in salivary glands of male Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus in response to infection with Anaplasma marginale. BMC Genomics, 11, pp 186-197, Full Text

Zivkovic Z, Torina A, Mitra R, Alongi A, Scimeca S, Kocan KM, Galindo RC, Almazan C, Blouin EF, Villar M, Nijhof AM, Mani R, La Barbera G, Caracappa S, Jongejan F, De la Fuente J: 2010. Subolesin expression in response to pathogen infection in ticks. BMC Immunology, 11, pp 7-18, Full Text

Nakao R, Stromdahl EY, Magona JW, Faburay B, Namangala B, Malele I, Inoue N, Geysen D, Kajino K, Jongejan F, Sugimoto C: 2010. Development of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) assays for rapid detection of Ehrlichia ruminantium. BMC Microbiology, 10, pp 296-307, Full Text

Nijhof AM, Balk JA, Postigo M, Rhebergen AM, Taoufik A, Jongejan F: 2010. Bm86 homologues and novel ATAQ proteins with multiple epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like domains from hard and soft ticks. International Journal for Parasitology, 40, pp 1587-1597.

Bath GF, van Wyk JA, Malan FS: 2010. Targeted selective treatment of sheep using the Five Point Check©. Journal of Commonwealth Veterinary Association, 86, pp 269-374.

Ruiz-Larranaga O, Garrido JM, Iriondo M, Manzano C, Molina E, Montes I, Vazquez P, Koets AP, Rutten VPMG, Juste RA, Estonba A: 2010. SP110 as a novel susceptibility gene for Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection in cattle. Journal of Dairy Science, 93 (12), pp 5950-5958, Full Text

Ruiz-Larranaga O, Garrido JM, Manzano C, Iriondo M, Molina E, Gil A, Koets AP, Rutten VPMG, Juste RA, Estonba A: 2010. Identification of singe nucleotide polymorphisms in the bovine solute carrier family 11 member 1 (SLC11A1) gene and their association with infection by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. Journal of Dairy Science, 93, pp 1713-1721, Full Text

Kidanemariam A, Engelbrecht M, Picard JA: 2010. Retrospective study on the incidence of Salmonella isolations in animals in South Africa, 1996 to 2006. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 81 (1), pp 37-44, Full Text

Schmidt T, Venter EH, Picard JA: 2010. Evaluation of PCR assays for the detection of Campylobacter fetus in bovine preputial scrapings and the identification of subspecies in South African field isolates. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 81 (2), pp 87-92, Full Text

Horak IG, Nyangiwe N, De Matos CA, Neves L: 2010. Species composition and geographic distribution of ticks infesting cattle, goats and dogs in a temperate and in a subtropical region of south-east Africa. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 76 (2) / June, pp 263-276, Full Text

Ndlovu DN, Makaya PV, Penzhorn BL: 2010. Tick infestation, and udder and teat damage in selected cattle herds of Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 76 (2) / June, pp 235-248, Full Text

De Matos CA, Sitoe C, Neves L, Nöthling JO, Horak IG: 2010. The comparative prevalence of five ixodid tick species infesting cattle and goats in Maputo Province, Mozambique. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 76 (2), pp 201-208, Full Text

Samkange A, Katsande TC, Tjipura-Zaire G, Crafford JE: 2010. Seroprevalence survey of Chamydophila abortus infection in breeding goats on commercial farms in the Otavi veterinary District, North Namibia. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 77 (1), pp 1-5, Full Text

Almazan C, Lagunes R, Villar M, Canales M, Rosario-Cruz R, Jongejan F, De la Fuente J: 2010. Identification and characterization of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus candidate protective antigens for the control of cattle tick infestations. Parasitology Research, 106, pp 471-479.

Scoones I, Bishi A, Mapitse N, Moerane R, Penrith ML, Sibanda R, Thomson GR, Wolmer W: 2010. Foot-and-mouth disease and market access: challenges for the beef industry in southern Africa. Pastoralism: Research - Policy - Practice, 1 (2), pp 135-164, Full Text

Koets AP, Santema WJ, Mertens H, Oostenrijk D, Keestra M, Overdijk M, Labouriau R, Franken P, Frijters A, Nielen M, Rutten VPMG: 2010. Susceptibility to paratuberculosis infection in cattle is associated with singe nucleotide polymorphisms in Toll-like receptor 2 which modulate immune responses against Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 93, pp 305-315, Full Text

Tuppurainen ESM, Stoltsz WH, Troskie M, Wallace DB, Oura CAL, Mellor PS, Coetzer JAW, Venter EH: 2010. A potential role for Ixodid (hard) tick vectors in the transmission of Lumpy Skin Disease virus in cattle. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, pp 1-12.

Cadmus SIB, Yakubu MK, Magaji AA, Jenkins AO, Van Soolingen D: 2010. Mycobacterium bovis, but also M. africanum present in raw milk of pastoral cattle in north-central Nigeria. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 42 (6), pp 1047-1048, Full Text

Hoek A, Rutten VPMG, Van der Zee R, Davies CJ, Koets AP: 2010. Epitopes of Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis 70 kDa heat-shock protein activate bovine helper T cells in outbred cattle. Vaccine, 28, pp 5910-5919.

Steinbach F, Müller KE, Aasted B, Amadori M, Büttner M, Carter S, Charley B, Dominguez J, Fossum C, Fischer U, Goddeeris BM, Hopkins J, Kaspers B, Marti E, Ollier W, Saalmüller A, Rutten VPMG, Storset AK, Toman M: 2010. Summary of the third European Veterinary Immunology Workshop (EVIW), September 2009, Berlin, Germany. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 136, pp 350-356.

Michel AL, Müller B, Van Helden PD: 2010. Mycobacterium bovis at the animal-human interface: A problem, or not?. Veterinary Microbiology, 140, pp 371-381, Full Text

Allsopp BA: 2010. Natural history of Ehrlichia ruminantium. Veterinary Parasitology, 167, pp 123-135, Full Text

Zorloni A, Penzhorn BL, Eloff JN: 2010. Extracts of Calpurnia aurea leaves from southern Ethiopia attract and immobilise or kill ticks. Veterinary Parasitology, 168, pp 160-164, Full Text

 

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