PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Emerging Zoonotic and Parasitic Diseases

2021

Bovine Brucellosis in Gauteng, South Africa: Seroprevalence amongst Cattle Handlers and Variables Associated with Seropositives Cattle Herds, 2014 -2016

Krpasha Govindasamy, Peter N. Thompson, Bernice N. Harris, Jennifer Rossouw, Darrell A. Abernethy, and Eric M.C. Etter.

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Characterisation of the epigenetic architecture of the major malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) after treatment with epigenetic modulators and heavy metals

Alexander G.S.N. Jeanrenaud, Basil D. Brooke, Shune V. Oliver.

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Characterization of the novel SARS-CoV -2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) Variant of Concern and its global perspective

Shailendra K. Saxena, Swatantra Kumar, Saniya Ansari, Janusz T. Paweska, Vimal K. Maurya, Anil K. Tripathi, Ahmed S. Abdel- Moneim.

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Knowledge of Brucellosis, Health-Seeking Behaviour, and Risk Factors for Brucella Infection amongst Workers on Cattle Farms in Gauteng, South Africa

Krpasha Govindasamy, Eric M. C. Etter, Bernice N. Harris, Jennifer Rossouw, Darrel A. Abernethy and Peter N. Thompson.

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Mammarenaviruses of Rodents, South Africa and Zimbabwe

Antoinette A. Grobbelaar, Jocelyn Jardine, Felicity J. Burt, Alasdair J. Shepherd, Susan P. Shepherd, Patricia A. Leman, Alan Kemp, Lawrence E.O. Braack, Jacqueline Weyer, Janusz T. Paweska, Robert Swanepoel.

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Rift Valley Fever Virus Seroprevalence among Humans, Northern Kwazulu- Natal Province, South Africa, 2018 -2019

Janusz T. Paweska, Veerle Msimang, Joe Kgaladi, Orienka Hellferscee, Jacqueline Weyer, Petrus Jansen van Vuren.

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Safety, Immunolgenicity and Antibody Persistence of Rift Valley Fever Virus Clone 13 Vaccine in Sheep, Goat and Cattle in Tanzania

Calvin Sindato, Esron D. Karimuribo, Emmaunuel S. Swai, Leonard E. G. Mboera, Mark M. Rweyemamu, Janusz T. Paweska, and Jeremy Salt.

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Seasonal shedding patterns of diverse henipavirus – related paramyxoviruses in Egyptian tousette bats

Marinda Mortlock, Marike Geldenhuys, Muriel Dietrich, Jonathan H. Epstein, . Jacqueline Weyer, Janusz T. Paweska, and Wanda Markotter.

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Ultrastructural evidence for vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Monica Birkhead, Allison J. Glass, Heather Allan-Gould, Carice Goosens, Colleen A. Wright.

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Vector Competence of Eucampsipoda africana (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) (Chiroptera:Pteropodidae)

Janusz T. Paweska, Petrus Jansen van Vuren, Nadia Storm, Wanda Markotter and Alan Kemp.

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Aedes species (Diptera: Culicidae) ecological and host feeding patterns in the north-eastern parts of South Africa, 2014-2018

M.M. Guarido, M.A. Riddin, T. Johnson, L.E. O. Braack, M. Schrama, E.E. Gorsich, B.D. Brooke, A.P.G. Almeida, Marietjie Venter.

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A Fatal Case of Rickettsiosis From South Africa

Ryan Blumenthal, Awar Hoosen, Lebogang Busisiwe Skosana, Jacqueline Weyer

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Anthemosoma garnhami in an HIV-Infected Man from Zimbabwe Living in South Africa

Daviv Stead, Desiree du Plessis, Lisa Ming Sun, John Frean.

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A 1958 Isolate of Kedougou Virus (KEDV) from Ndumu, South Africa, Expanda the Geographic and TemporL Range of KEDV in Africa

Petrus Jansen van Vuren, Rhys parry, Alexander A. Khromykh, Janusz T. Paweska.

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Detection of Victoria lineage influenza B viruses with K162 and N163 deletions in the hemagglutinin gene, South Africa, 2018

Orienka Hellferscee, Florette Treurnicht, Lucinda Gaelejwe, Alexandra Moerdyk, Gary Reubenson, Meredith McMorrow, Stefano Tempia, Johanna McAnerney, Sibongile Walaza, Nicole Wolter, Anne von Gotteberg, Cheryl Cohen

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Improving the quality of malaria diagnosis in southern Africa through the development of a regional malaria slide bank

Bhavani Moodley, Anderson Chinorumba, Cheryl Hamman, Avhatakali Matamba, Chadwick H. Sikaala, Immo Kleinschmidt, John Frean

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Large- Scale International Validation of an Indirect ELISA Based on Recombinant Nucleocapsid Protein of Rift Valley Fever Virus for the Detection of IgG Antibody in Domestic Ruminants

Janusz T. Pweska, Petrus Jansen van Vuren, Veerle Msimang, Modu Moustapha Lo, Yaya Thiongane, Leopold K. Mulumba-Mfumu, Alqadasi Mansor, Jose M. Fatetine, Joseph W. Magona, Hiver Boussini, Barbara Bazanow, William C. Wilson, Michel Pepin, Hernann Unger, Gerrit Viljoe.

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Near-Complete Genome Sequence of Ndumu Virus from Garissa, Kenya, 1997

Naazneen Moolla, Natalie Viljoen, Venessa Patharoo, Antoinette Grobbelaar, Arshad Ismail, Jacqueline Weyer.

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Serological Evidence of Common Equine Viral Infections in a Semi-Isolated, Unvaccinated Population Hucul Horses

Barbara Bazanow, Janusz T. Paweska, Aleksandra Pogorzelska, Magdalena Florek, Agnieszka Fracka, Tomasz Cebarowski, Wojciech Chwirot, Dominika Stygar.

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Ultrastructural evidence for vertical transmission of SARS-CoV -2

Monica Birkhead, Allison J. Glass, Heather Allan-Gould, Carice Goossens, Colleen A. Wright.

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2021 Taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales

Jens H. Kuhn, Scot Adkins, Bernard R. Agwanda, Rim Al Kubrusli, Sergey V. Alkhovsky, Gaya K. Amarasinghe, Tatjana Avsic-Zupanc, Maria A. Ayllon, Justin Bahl, Anne Balkema-Buschmann, Matthew J. Ballinger, Christopher F. Basher, Eric Bergeron, Brian H. Bird, Carol D. Blair, Kim R. Blasdell, Dennis A. Bente, Dag-Ragnar Blystad, Jamie Bojko, Wayne B. Borth, Steven Bradfute, Rachel Breyta, Thomas Briese, Paul A. Brown, Judith K. Brown, Ursula J.Buchholz, Michael J. Buchmeier, Alender Burkreyev, Felicity Burt, Carmen Buttner, Charles H. Calisher, Mengji Cao,Inmaculada Casas, Kartik Chandran, Remi N. Charrel, Qi Cheng, Yuya Chaik, Janusz T. Paweska.

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Additional evidence on the efficacy of different Akirin vaccines assessed on Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae)

Blazenka D. Letinic, Marinela Contreras, Yael Dahan-Moss, Ingrid Linnekugel, Jose de la Fuente and Lizette L. Koekemoer

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Lithium inhibits NF-kB nuclear translocation and modulate inflammation profiles in Rift valley fever virus-infected Raw 264.7 macrophages

Raymond Tshepiso Makola, Joe Kgaladi, Garland Kgosi More, Petrus Jansen van Vuren, Janusz Tadeus Paweska, and Thabe Moses Matsebatlela

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“Maskandi experience”: exploring the use of a cultural song for community engagement in preparation for a pilot Sterile Insect Technique release programme for malaria vector control in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa 2019

Pinky N. Manana, Sara Jewett, Jabulani Zikhali, Dumisani Dlamini, Nondumiso Mabaso, Zothile Mlambo, Roxanne Ngobese and Givemore Munhenga

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Microbiota identified from preserved Anopheles

Bianca E. Silva, Zvifadzo Matsena Zingoni, Lizette L. Koekemoer, and Yael L. Dahan-Moss

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New distribution record of Anopheles revulorum-like from Sadiola, Mali, with notes on malaria vector insecticide resistance

Sue-Ellen Wragge, Nelius Venter, Dramane Toure, Richard H. Hunt, and Maureen Coetzee

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Rift Valley fever

JAW Coetzer,JT Paweska, B Bird, R Swanepoel, L. Odendaal, J Fafetine

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The effect of larval cigarette exposure on the life history of the major malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae)

Shune V. Oliver
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Dengue virus infection and associated risk factors in Africa: Asystematic review and meta-analysis

Mwanyika GO, Mboera LEG, Rugarabamu S, Ngingo B, Sindato C, Lutwama JJ, Paweska JT, Misinzo G

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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of reactive, targeted indoor residual spraying for malaria control in low-transmission settings: a cluster-randomised, non-inferiority trial in South Africa

Bath D, Cook J, Govere J, Mathebula P, Morris N, Hlongwana K, Raman J, Seacharan I, Zitha A, Zitha M, Mabuza A, Mbokazi F, Machaba E, Mabunda E, Jamesboy E, Biggs J, Drakeley C, Moonasar  D, Maharaj R, Coetzee M, Pitt C, Kleinschmidt I

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First confirmed case of infant botulism in Africa, caused by a dual-toxin-producing clostridium botulinum strain

Vosloo MN, Opperman CJ, Geyer HDW, Setshedi GM, Allam M, Kwenda S, Ismail A, Khumalo THZ, Brink AJ, Frean JA, Rossouw J

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Maintaining focus on administering effective malaria treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic

Raman J, Baker L, Blaylock M, Blumberg L, Frean J, Misiani E, Ukpe IS

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Parasite genetic diversity reflects continued residual malaria transmission in Vhembe district, a hotspot in the Limpopo province of South Africa

Gwarinda HB, Tessema SK, Raman J, greenhouse B, Birkholtz LM

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Progress, challenges and priorities for malaria elimination in South Africa

Moonasar DM, Davies C, Balawanth R, Misiani E, Shandukani MB, Raman J, Pillay YG

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