Publications

evaluation of medicinal turpentine used for the prevention of bovine babesiosis in southern kwazulu-natal and the eastern free state.	medicinal turpentine has been used extensively in the eastern free state and kwazulu-natal provinces of south africa with reportedly excellent results. it is believed that it is able to prevent and treat babesiosis (redwater) in cattle. redwater is an often-fatal disease in cattle and results in losses of large numbers every year in south africa. this study was initiated in an attempt to investigate the validity of the use of the turpentine as a medicinal agent. using a semi in vitro screening a ...	2014	25685997
prevalence of theileria equi and babesia caballi infections in horses belonging to resource-poor farmers in the north-eastern free state province, south africa.	the prevalence of theileria equi and babesia caballi infections in the north-eastern free state province of south africa was determined by examination of thin and thick giemsa-stained blood smears, ifat and pcr. no parasites were detected by microscopy from any blood samples collected at five study sites, qwaqwa, kestell, harrismith, vrede and warden. of the tested serum samples, 28/29 (96.5%), 20/21 (95.2%) and 42/42 (100%) were positive by ifat for t. equi infections in harrismith, kestell and ...	2008	18788207