Publications

preliminary evaluation of the brema1 gene as a tool for associating babesia rossi genotypes and clinical manifestation of canine babesiosis.	babesia rossi, an intraerythrocytic protozoan, causes a severe, often life-threatening disease of domestic dogs. dogs treated early for b. rossi infection usually recover from the disease, but dogs left untreated or treated at a later stage of infection seldom survive. dogs infected with b. rossi have varied clinical manifestations that can be categorized as uncomplicated (with a good prognosis) or complicated (with a poor prognosis). one hundred twenty-one blood samples were collected from dogs ...	2009	19741079
molecular detection of tick-borne protozoal and ehrlichial infections in domestic dogs in south africa.	a total of 1,138 blood specimens were collected over a 6-year period (2000-2006) from domestic dogs in south africa. specimens from domestic dogs were obtained from the onderstepoort veterinary academic hospital (ovah) in pretoria, the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals (johannesburg, durban, east london and bloemfontein) and private practices from four provinces (gauteng, mpumalanga, kwazulu-natal and western cape). all specimens were screened for babesia, theileria, hepatozoon an ...	2008	18502588
molecular detection of babesia rossi and hepatozoon sp. in african wild dogs (lycaon pictus) in south africa.	blood specimens from wild dogs (n=301) were obtained from de wildt cheetah and wildlife centre (pretoria) and five game reserves (4 in the north-west province and 1 in limpopo province), south africa. specimens were screened for babesia, theileria, hepatozoon and ehrlichia/anaplasma species using pcr and reverse line blot (rlb) assays. positive results were obtained in 18 (6%) wild dogs. sixteen specimens were found positive for babesia rossi and two dogs were hepatozoon sp. positive. it appears ...	2008	18752897
confirmation of occurrence of babesia canis vogeli in domestic dogs in south africa.	the prevalence of babesia infections in domestic dogs in south africa was studied using reverse line blot hybridization and 18s sequence analysis. babesia canis vogeli was confirmed for the first time in domestic dogs in south africa. out of a total of 297 blood samples collected from domestic dogs in bloemfontein, east london, johannesburg, durban and from the onderstepoort veterinary academic hospital, 31 were positive for babesia canis rossi, whereas b. c. vogeli was detected in 13 dogs. none ...	2004	15177716