Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Epidemiology"
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Diagnosing emerging fungal threats: a one health perspective
(Frontiers Media, 2018)Emerging fungal pathogens are a growing threat to global health, ecosystems, food security, and the world economy. Over the last century, environmental change and globalized transport, twinned with the increasing application ... -
Lifestyle influences changes in fibrin clot properties over a 10-year period on a population level
(Georg Thieme Verlag, 2022)Case–control and observational studies have provided a plausible mechanistic link between clot structure and thrombosis. We aimed to identify lifestyle, demographic, biochemical, and genetic factors that influence changes ... -
Molecular analysis of tick-borne protozoan and rickettsial pathogens in small ruminants from two South African provinces
(Elsevier, 2018)Tick-borne protozoan and rickettsial diseases are a major threat to livestock in tropical and sub-tropical regions of Africa. In this study we investigated the presence and distribution of Theileria spp., Babesia ovis, ... -
A review on equine piroplasmosis: epidemiology, vector ecology, risk factors, host immunity, diagnosis and control
(MDPI, 2019)Equine Piroplasmosis (EP) is a tick-borne disease caused by apicomplexan protozoan parasites, Babesia caballi and Theileria equi. The disease is responsible for serious economic losses to the equine industry. It principally ...