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Secka A, Grimm F, Marcotty T, Geysen D, Niang AM, Ngale V, Boutche L, van Marck E, Geerts S: 2011. Old focus of cysticercosis in a senegalese village revisited after half a century. Acta Tropica, 119, pp 199-202.

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Sixholo J, van Wyngaardt W, Mashau C, Frischmuth J, du Plessis DH, Fehrsen J: 2011. Improving the characteristics of a mycobacterial 16 kDa-specific chicken scFv. Biologicals, 39, pp 110-116, Full Text

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Kik M, Nijhof AM, Balk JA, Jongejan F: 2011. Babesia sp. EU1 infection in a forest reindeer, the Netherlands. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 17 (5), pp 936-938, Full Text

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Rakabe MM, van Wyngaardt W, Fehrsen J: 2011. Chicken single-chain antibody fragments directed against recombinant VP7 of bluetongue virus. Food and Agricultural Immunology, 22 (3), pp 283-295, Full Text

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Verfuurden B, Wempe E, Reinink P, Van Kooten P, Martens E, Gerritsen R, Vos J, Rutten VPMG, Leegwater PA: 2011. Severe combined immunodeficiency in Frisian water dogs caused by a RAG1 mutation. Genes and Immunity, 12 (4), pp 310-313.

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Berg S, Garcia-Pelayo MC, Muller B, Hailu E, Asiimwe B, Kremer K, Dale J, Boniotti MB, Rodriguez S, Hilty M, Rigouts L, Firdessa R, Machado A, Michel AL, et al : 2011. African 2, a Clonal Complex of Mycobacterium bovis Epidemiologically Important in East Africa. Journal of Bacteriology, 193 (3) / Feb, pp 670-678.

Maree FF, Blignaut B, Esterhuysen JJ, De Beer TAP, Theron J, O Neill HG, Rieder E: 2011. Preticting antigenic sites on the foot and mouth disease viru capsid of the South African Territories types using virus neutralization data. Journal of General Virology, 92, pp 2297-2309.

Apanaskevich Dr, Horak IG, Horak IG, Matthee CA, Matthee S: 2011. A new species of Ixodes (Acari: Ixodidae) from South African mammals. Journal of Parasitology, 97 (3), pp 389-398, Full Text

Harrison A, Bown KJ, Horak IG, Horak IG: 2011. Detection of Anaplasma bovis in an undescribed tick species collected from the eastern rock sengi Elephantulus myurus. Journal of Parasitology, 97 (6), pp 1012-1016, Full Text

Christie J, Schwan EV, Bodenstein LE, Sommerville JEM, van der Merwe LL: 2011. The sensitivity of direct faecal examination, direct faecal flotation, modified centrifugal faecal flotation and centrifugal sedimentation/flotation in the diagnosis of canine spirocercosis. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 82 (2), pp 71-75, Full Text

Krecek RC, Penzhorn BL, de Waal DT, Peter RJ, Prichard R, Sumption D: 2011. Origin and history to date of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (WAAVP) African foundation. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 82 (1), pp 6-7.

Khan F, Vorster JH, van Vuuren M, Mapham P: 2011. Evaluation of the effects of long-term storage of bovine ear notch samples on the ability of 2 diagnostic assays to identify calves persistently infected with bovine viral diarrhoea virus. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 82 (1), pp 18-23, Full Text

Matos CA, Sitoe C, Afonso S, Banze J, Baptista J, Dias G, Rodrigues F, Atanasio A, Nhamusso A, Penrith ML, Willingham III AL: 2011. A pilot study of common health problems in smallholder pigs in Angonia and Boane districts, Mozambique. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 82 (3), pp 166-169, Full Text

Govender D, Oosthuizen MC, Penzhorn BL: 2011. Piroplasm parasites of white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum in the Kruger National Park, and their relation to anaemia. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 82 (1), pp 36-40, Full Text

Bath GF, Janse van Rensburg A, Pettey KP, van Vuuren M, Kidanemariam A: 2011. A literature review and investigation of staphylococcal necrotic dermatitis in sheep. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 84 (4), pp 227-231, Full Text

van Dyk E, Bosman A-M, van Wilpe E, Williams JH, Bengis RG, van Heerden J, Venter EH: 2011. Detection and characterisation of papillomavirus in skin lesions of giraffe and sable antelope in South Africa. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 82 (2), pp 80-85, Full Text

Crafford JE, Guthrie AJ, van Vuuren M, Mertens PPC, Burroughs JN, Howell PG, Batten CA, Hamblin C: 2011. A competitive ELISA for the detection of group-specific antibody to equine encephalosis virus. Journal of Virological Methods, 174, pp 60-64, Full Text

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Kruitwagen HS, Arends B, Spee B, Brinkhof B, van den Ingh T, Rutten VPMG, Penning LC, Roskams T, Rothuizen J: 2011. Recombinant hepatocyte growth factor treatment in a canine model of congenital liver hypoplasia. Liver International , 31 (7), pp 940-949.

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Hlokwe TM, Jenkins AO, Streicher EM, Venter EH, Cooper D, Godfroid J, Michel AL: 2011. Molecular characterisation of Mycobacterium bovis isolated from African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi park in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 78 (1), pp 1-6, Full Text

Spickett AM, Gallivan GJ, Horak IG, Horak IG: 2011. The dynamics of questing ticks collected for 164 consecutive months off the vegetation of two landscape zones in the Kruger National Park (1988-2002). Part II.Total ticks, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Rhipicephalus zambeziensis. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 78 (1), pp 1-9, Full Text

Conradie Van Wyk I, Boomker JDF: 2011. Parasites of South African wildlife. XVIV. The prevalence of helminths in some common antelopes, warthogs and a bushpig in the Limpopo province, South Africa. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 78 (1), pp 1-11, Full Text

Venter EH, Gerdes T, Wright I, Terblanche J: 2011. An investigation into the possibility of bluetongue virus transmission by transfer of infected ovine embryos. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 78 (17), pp 1-7, Full Text

Horak IG, Horak IG, Welman S, Hallam SL, Lutermann H, Mzilikazi N: 2011. Ticks of four-toed elephant shrews and Southern African hedgehogs. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 78 (1), pp 1-3, Full Text

Nyangiwe N, Goni S, Hervé-Claude LP, Ruddat I, Horak IG, Horak IG: 2011. Ticks on pastures and on two breeds of cattle in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 78 (1), pp 1-9, Full Text

Gallivan GJ, Spickett A, Heyne H, Spickett AM, Horak IG: 2011. The dynamics of questing ticks collected for 164 consecutive months off the vegetation of two landscape zones in the Kruger national park (1988-2002). Part III. The less commonly collected species. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 78 (1), pp 1-9, Full Text

Horak IG, Horak IG, Gallivan GJ, Spickett AM: 2011. The dynamics of questing ticks collected for 164 consecutive months off the vegetation of two landscape zones in the Kruger National Park (1988-2002). Part I.Total ticks, Amblyomma hebraeum and Rhipicephalus decoloratus. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 78 (1), pp 1-9, Full Text

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Nakao R, Magona JW, Zhou L, Jongejan F, Sugimoto C: 2011. Multi-locus sequence typing of Ehrlichia ruminantium strains from geographically diverse origins and collected in Amblyomma variegatum from Uganda. Parasites & Vectors, 4 (137), pp 1-9, Full Text

Penzhorn BL: 2011. Why is Southern African canine babesiosis so virulent? An evolutionary perspective. Parasites & Vectors, 4, pp 51-55, Full Text

Pienaar R, Potgieter FT, Latif AA, Thekisoe OMM, Mans BJ: 2011. The Hybrid II assay: a sensitive and specific real-time hybridization assay for the diagnosis of Theileria parva infections in Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and cattle. Parasitology, 138, pp 1935-1944, Full Text

Mans BJ, Pienaar R, Latif AA, Potgieter FT: 2011. Diversity in the 18S SSU rRNA V4 hyper-variable region of Theileria spp in Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and cattle from southern Africa. Parasitology, 138, pp 766-779, Full Text

Pienaar R, Potgieter FT, Latif AA, Thekisoe OMM, Mans BJ: 2011. Mixed Theileria infection in free-ranging buffalo herds: implications for diagnosing Theileria parva infections in Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer). Parasitology, 138, pp 884-895, Full Text

Chitanga S, Marcotty T, Namangala B, van den Bossche P, Van den Abbeele J, Delespaux V: 2011. High prevalence of drug resistance in animal trypanosomes without a history of drug exposure. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 5 (12), p. online.

Vitouley HS, Mungube EO, Allegye-Cudjoe E, Diall O, Bocoum Z, Diarra B, Randolph TF, Bauer B, Clausen P-H, Geysen D, Sidibe I, Bengaly Z, van den Bossche P, Delespaux V: 2011. Improved PCR-RFLP for the Detection of Diminazene Resistance in Trypanosoma congolense under Field Conditions Using Filter Papers for Sample Storage. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 5 (7), p. online.

Mans BJ, De Klerk D, Pienaar R, Latif AA: 2011. Nuttalliella namaqua: A living fossil and closest relative to the ancestral tick lineage: Implications for the evolution of blood-feeding in ticks. Plos One, 6 (8), pp 1-11, Full Text

Rich KM, Perry BD: 2011. The economic and poverty impacts of animal diseases in developing countries: New roles, new demands for economics and epidemiology. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 101 (3-4) / Sept, pp 133-147.

Michel AL, Cooper D, Jooste J, de Klerk LM, Jolles A: 2011. Approaches towards optimising the gamma interferon assay for diagnosing Mycrobacterium bovis infection in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer). Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 98, pp 142-151, Full Text

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Riley DG, van Wyk JA: 2011. The effects of penalization of FAMACHA© scores of lambs treated for internal parasites on the estimation of genetic parameters and prediction of breeding values. Small Ruminant Research, 99, pp 122-129, Full Text

Adams HR, van Vuuren M, Bosman A-M, Kania S, Kennedy M: 2011. Detection and genetic analysis of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIVple) in southern African lions (Panthera leo). South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 41 (2), pp 173-180, Full Text

Henton M, Eager H, Swan GE, van Vuuren M: 2011. Part VI. Antibiotic management and resistance in livestock production. South African Medical Journal (SAMJ), 101 (8), pp 583-587, Full Text

Rich KM, Perry BD: 2011. Whither Commodity-based Trade?. Southern African Public Law (SAPL), 29 (3), pp 331-357.

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Penrith ML, Vosloo W, Mather C: 2011. Classical swine fever (Hog cholera): Review of aspects relevant to control. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 58, pp 187-196, Full Text

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Santema W, Van Kooten P, Hoek A, Leeflang M, Overdijk M, Rutten VPMG, Koets AP: 2011. Hsp70 vaccination-induced antibodies recognize B cell epitopes in the cell wall of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. Vaccine, 29, pp 1364-1373, Full Text

Schlotter YM, Rutten VPMG, Riemers FM, Knol EF, Willemse T: 2011. Lesional skin in atopic dogs shows a mixed Type-1 and Type-2 immune responsiveness. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 143, pp 20-26.

Nguyen TKA, Wieland W, Santema W, Hoeboer J, Van Eeden W, Rutten VPMG, Koets AP, Van Rhijn I: 2011. Immune response of cattle immunized with a conjugate of the glycolipid glucose monomycolate and protein. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 142, pp 265-270, Full Text

Veenhof EZ, Knol EF, Schlotter YM, Vernooij JC, Rutten VPMG, Willemse T: 2011. Characterisation of T cell phenotypes, cytokines and transcription factors in the skin of dogs with cutaneous adverse food reactions. Veterinary Journal, 187, pp 320-324, Full Text

Lamien CE, Le Goff C, Silber R, Wallace DB, Gulyaz V, Tuppurainen ESM, Madani H, Caufour P, Adam T, Harrak ME, Luckins AG, Albina E, Diallo A: 2011. Use of the capripoxvirus homologue of vaccinia virus 30 kDa RNA polymerase subunit (RPO30) gene as a novel diagnostic and genotyping target : development of a classical PCR method to differentiate goat poxvirus from sheep poxvirus. Veterinary Microbiology, 149 (1-2) / Apr, pp 30-39.

Jenkins AO, Cadmus SIB, Venter EH, Pourcel C, Hauk Y, Vergnaud G, Godfroid JXL: 2011. Molecular epidemiology of human and animal tuberculosis in Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria. Veterinary Microbiology, 151, pp 139-147, Full Text

De Cramer KGM, Stylianides E, van Vuuren M: 2011. Efficacy of vaccination at 4 and 6 weeks in the control of canine parvovirus. Veterinary Microbiology, 149, pp 126-132, Full Text

van den Bossche P, Delespaux V: 2011. Options for the control of tsetse-transmitted livestock trypanosomosis. An epidemiological perspective. Veterinary Parasitology, 181, pp 37-42.

Reynecke D, van Wyk JA, Gummow B, Dorny P, Boomker JDF: 2011. A stochastic model accommodating the FAMACHA © system for estimating worm burdens and associated risk factors in sheep naturally infected with Haemonchus contortus. Veterinary Parasitology, 177, pp 231-241, Full Text

Reynecke D, van Wyk JA, Gummow B, Dorny P, Boomker JDF: 2011. Validation of the FAMACHA© eye colour chart using sensitivity / specificity analysis on two South African sheep farms. Veterinary Parasitology, 177, pp 203-211, Full Text

Reynecke D, van Wyk JA, Gummow B, Dorny P, Boomker JDF: 2011. Application of ROC curve analysis to FAMACHA © evaluation of haemonchosis on two sheep farms in South African. Veterinary Parasitology, 177, pp 224-230, Full Text

Jongejan F, Fourie JJ, Chester ST, Manavella C, Mallouk Y, Pollmeier MG, Baggott D: 2011. The prevention of transmission of Babesia canis canis by Dermacentor reticulatus ticks to dogs using a novel combination of fipronil, amitraz and (S)-methoprene. Veterinary Parasitology, 179, pp 343-350.

van Wyk JA, Reynecke D: 2011. Blueprint for an automated specific decision support system for countering anthelmintic resistance in Haemonchus spp. at farm level. Veterinary Parasitology, 177, pp 212-223, Full Text

Sibeko KP, Collins NE, Oosthuizen MC, Troskie M, Potgieter FT, Coetzer JAW, Geysen D: 2011. Analyses of genes encoding Theileria parva p104 and polymorphic immunodominant molecule (PIM) reveal evidence of the presence of cattle-type alleles in the South African T.parva population. Veterinary Parasitology, 181, pp 120-130, Full Text

Brothers PS, Collins NE, Oosthuizen MC, Bhoora R, Troskie M, Penzhorn BL: 2011. Occurrence of blood-borne tick-transmitted parasites in common tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus) antelope in Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Veterinary Parasitology, 183, pp 160-165, Full Text

Chaisi ME, Sibeko KP, Collins NE, Potgieter FT, Oosthuizen MC: 2011. Identification of Theileria parva and Theileria sp. (buffalo) 18S rRNA gene sequence variants in the African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in southern Africa. Veterinary Parasitology, 182, pp 150-162, Full Text

Pfitzer S, Oosthuizen MC, Bosman A-M, Vorster I, Penzhorn BL: 2011. Tick-borne blood parasites in nyala (Tragelaphus angasii, Gray 1849) from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Veterinary Parasitology, 176, pp 126-131, Full Text

Santema W, Rutten VPMG, Koets AP: 2011. Bovine paratuberculosis: recent advances in vaccine development. Veterinary Quarterly, 31 (4) / Dec, pp 183-191.

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