Browsing Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Coxiella burnetii"
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Development of a real time PCR assay to distinguish between Coxiella burnetii and Coxiella-like endosymbionts
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)Q fever is classified as notifiable by the World Organisation of Animal Health (OIE, now known as the World Organisation for Animal Health, WOAH). It is a zoonotic bacterial disease caused by Coxiella burnetii that occurs ... -
Exploration of tick-borne pathogens and microbiota of dog ticks collected at Potchefstroom Animal Welfare Society
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Ticks are blood-feeding pests of domestic and wild animals. Next to mosquitoes ticks are notorious for the transmission of pathogenic organisms to their mammalian hosts. Companion animals also suffer from tick infestations ... -
Ticks and tick-borne zoonotic pathogens of domestic animals in Lesotho
(North-West University, 2018)Ticks are vectors of diseases and transmit infectious pathogens of economic importance, some of these agents have a direct and indirect impact on the livestock industry globally. There is lack of published information on ...