Publications

field outbreaks of hyperoestrogenism (vulvo-vaginitis) in pigs consuming maize infected by fusarium graminearum and contaminated with zearalenone.	during the spring and summer of 1979 field outbreaks of porcine hyperoestrogenism characterized by swelling and reddening of the vulva and teats in prepubertal gilts and enlargement of the mammae in young males occurred in the mistbelt of the natal midlands. on a farm in the ixopo district, pigs were fed a mixed ratio containing home-grown yellow maize stored on the cob in a crib and all the young pigs with a mass of 25-85 kg (=a total of 350) were affected. maize ears from the crib had a high p ...	1980	6455520
parasites of south african wildlife. x. helminths of red duikers, cephalophus natalensis, in natal.	the helminths of the following red duikers, cephalophus natalensis, were examined: 24 from 3 game reserves in natal and 1 that had originated from charters creek, natal, shortly before it died in the national zoological gardens, pretoria. the 21 animals from charters creek harboured 16 nematode species, a nematode genus, 2 cestode species and paramphistomes. the 2 red duiker from fanies island harboured 4 nematode species, 3 nematode genera and 1 cestode species, while the single red duiker from ...	1991	1923384
ixodid ticks and lice infesting red duikers and bushpigs in north-eastern natal.	eighteen red duikers, cephalophus natalensis, from the charters creek nature reserve and 2 from fanies island nature reserve were processed for arthropod parasite recovery. they harboured 8 species of ixodid ticks and 2 lice species. all were infested with haemaphysalis parmata and the nymphs of rhipicephalus muehlensi. two bushpigs, potamochoerus porcus, from the ndumu nature reserve, 5 from the eastern shores nature reserve and 1 from cape vidal were examined for ectoparasites. they were infes ...	1991	1780129
current status of food-borne parasitic zoonoses in south africa and namibia.	epidemiological data on food-borne parasitic zoonoses in countries of southern africa are sporadic. in a study of toxoplasmosis in south africa, there was an overall prevalence of 21% (2, 147/10,228). prevalences vary between the different cultural groups and from one geographical region to another. the prevalence rate for the san (bushmen) people of namibia and botswana was 9% (65/725) compared to the 30% (190/635) found in the indian and black communities of kwazulu-natal province, south afric ...	1997	9656339
analytical and pharmacological investigation of ocotea bullata (black stinkwood) bark and leaves.	ocotea bullata (lauraceae), one of the top-ten traditional medicinal plants used in kwazulu-natal, is close to extinction through high demand and destructive harvesting methods. the stem bark is traditionally used to cure headaches, urinary disorders and stomach problems. substitution of leaves for bark provides a possible resource management solution for this threatened medicinal plant. one aim of this study was to compare the chemical composition of o. bullata leaves and bark using tlc, hplc a ...	2000	10904166
e cape swine fever ups kwazulu-natal human rabies risk.		2007	17599210
molecular monitoring of african swine fever virus using surveys targeted at adult ornithodoros ticks: a re-evaluation of mkuze game reserve, south africa.	the mkuze game reserve (mgr), in north-eastern kwazulu-natal province, south africa is an african swine fever virus (asf) controlled area. in a survey conducted in 1978, asf prevalence in warthogs and ornithodoros ticks in mgr was determined to be 2% and 0.06%, respectively. these values, acknowledged as being unusually low compared to other east and southern african asf-positive sylvatic-cycle host populations, have not been assessed since. the availability of a sensitive pcr-based virus detect ...	2009	21344788