| complete genome and molecular epidemiological data infer the maintenance of rabies among kudu (tragelaphus strepsiceros) in namibia. | rabies in kudu is unique to namibia and two major peaks in the epizootic have occurred since it was first noted in 1977. due to the large numbers of kudu that were affected, it was suspected that horizontal transmission of rabies occurs among kudu and that rabies was being maintained independently within the namibian kudu population - separate from canid cycles, despite geographic overlap. in this study, it was our aim to show, through phylogenetic analyses, that rabies was being maintained inde ... | 2013 | 23527015 |
| host and viral traits predict zoonotic spillover from mammals. | the majority of human emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, with viruses that originate in wild mammals of particular concern (for example, hiv, ebola and sars). understanding patterns of viral diversity in wildlife and determinants of successful cross-species transmission, or spillover, are therefore key goals for pandemic surveillance programs. however, few analytical tools exist to identify which host species are likely to harbour the next human virus, or which viruses can cross species ... | 2017 | 28636590 |
| a molecular epidemiological study of rabies epizootics in kudu (tragelaphus strepsiceros) in namibia. | a panel of 37 rabies virus isolates were collected and studied, originating mainly from the northern and central regions of namibia, between 1980 and 2003. | 2006 | 16412222 |
| surveillance and control of anthrax and rabies in wild herbivores and carnivores in namibia. | anthrax has been studied intensively in etosha national park, namibia since 1966; in addition, since 1975, mortality due to rabies and all other causes has been recorded, totalling 6,190 deaths. standard diagnostic procedures demonstrated that at least 811 deaths (13%) were due to anthrax and 115 deaths (2%) were caused by rabies. of the total number of deaths due to anthrax, 97% occurred in zebra (equus burchelli), elephant (loxodonta africana), wildebeest (connochaetes taurinus) and springbok ... | 1993 | 8518440 |
| non-bite transmission of rabies in kudu (tragelaphus strepsiceros). | the titres of rabies virus in the saliva of kudu are higher than those of the salivary glands. the high titres are an indication of active excretion and multiplication in tissues other than the salivary glands. two out of 4 kudu died of rabies after experimental infection by the instillation of infected saliva onto their buccal and nasal mucosae. mice and 2 cattle resisted a similar exposure. kudu also developed antibodies against rabies after instillation of hep flury virus onto their nasal and ... | 1982 | 7185035 |
| global mammal parasite database version 2.0. | illuminating the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of parasites is one of the most pressing issues facing modern science, and is critical for basic science, the global economy, and human health. extremely important to this effort are data on the disease-causing organisms of wild animal hosts (including viruses, bacteria, protozoa, helminths, arthropods, and fungi). here we present an updated version of the global mammal parasite database, a database of the parasites of wild ungulates (artioda ... | 2017 | 28273333 |