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Genetic characterisation of African swine fever viruses from outbreaks in southern Africa (1973–1999) by Boshoff, C.I., Bastos, A.D.S., Gerber, L.J., Vosloo, W.

“…African swine fever (ASF) is a highly lethal and economically significant disease of domestic pigs in the southern African sub-region, where outbreaks…”
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Molecular epidemiology of African swine fever in East Africa by LUBISI, B. A, BASTOS, A. D. S, DWARKA, R. M, VOSLOO, W

“…African swine fever (ASF) a lethal, viral hemorrhagic disease of domestic pigs, first reported from East Africa in 1921, is still widespread in this region. In…”
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Cost Implications of African Swine Fever in Smallholder Farrow-to-Finish Units: Economic Benefits of Disease Prevention Through Biosecurity by Fasina, F. O., Lazarus, D. D., Spencer, B. T., Makinde, A. A., Bastos, A. D. S.

“…Summary African swine fever remains the greatest limitation to the development of the pig industry in Africa, and parts of Asia and Europe. It is especially…”
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Bartonellae of the Namaqua rock mouse, Micaelamys namaquensis (Rodentia: Muridae) from South Africa by Brettschneider, H., Bennett, N.C., Chimimba, C.T., Bastos, A.D.S.

“…The aim of this study was to determine Bartonella prevalence and diversity in Namaqua rock mice, Micaelamys namaquensis, a species endemic to South Africa,…”
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The implications of virus diversity within the SAT 2 serotype for control of foot-and-mouth disease in sub-Saharan Africa by Bastos, A. D. S, Haydon, D. T, Sangare, O, Boshoff, C. I, Edrich, J. L, Thomson, G. R

“…1 Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa 2 ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute,…”
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Retrospective genetic analysis of SAT-1 type foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in southern Africa by Vosloo, W, Bastos, A. D. S, Boshoff, C. I

“…In areas where foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is endemic in wildlife hosts, such as the Kruger National Park (KNP) in South Africa, control measures are in place…”
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Genetic clues from olfactory cues: brown hyaena scent marks provide a non-invasive source of DNA for genetic profiling by Malherbe, G. P, Maude, G, Bastos, A. D. S

“…Brown hyaena scent marks were tested for their potential to provide DNA suitable for PCR. Up to 100% of scent marks were successfully amplified. The approach…”
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Genetic heterogeneity of SAT-1 type foot-and-mouth disease viruses in southern Africa by BASTOS, A. D. S, HAYDON, D. T, FORSBERG, R, KNOWLES, N. J, ANDERSON, E. C, BENGIS, R. G, NEL, L. H, THOMSON, G. R

“…Genetic relationships of 50 SAT-1 type foot-and-mouth disease viruses were determined by phylogenetic analysis of an homologous 417 nucleotide region encoding…”
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A first molecular epidemiological study of SAT-2 type foot-and-mouth disease viruses in West Africa by SANGARÉ, O., BASTOS, A. D. S., VENTER, E. H., VOSLOO, W.

“…Thirty-one viruses causing SAT-2 outbreaks in seven West African countries between 1974 and 1991, and four viruses representative of East and Central Africa…”
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Risk factors for farm-level African swine fever infection in major pig-producing areas in Nigeria, 1997–2011 by Fasina, F.O., Agbaje, M., Ajani, F.L., Talabi, O.A., Lazarus, D.D., Gallardo, C., Thompson, P.N., Bastos, A.D.S.

“…African swine fever (ASF) is an economically devastating disease for the pig industry, especially in Africa. Identifying what supports infection on pig farms…”
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Genome Sequences of Three African Swine Fever Viruses of Genotypes I, III, and XXII from South Africa and Zambia, Isolated from Ornithodoros Soft Ticks by Ndlovu, S, Williamson, A-L, Malesa, R, van Heerden, J, Boshoff, C I, Bastos, A D S, Heath, L, Carulei, O

“…Here, we report the draft genome sequences of three African swine fever viruses isolated from soft ticks. Isolates LIV 5/40 (Zambia), SPEC 57 (South Africa),…”
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Drivers and risk factors for circulating African swine fever virus in Uganda, 2012–2013 by Kabuuka, T., Kasaija, P.D., Mulindwa, H., Shittu, A., Bastos, A.D.S., Fasina, F.O.

“…•Ugandan small-scale pig farmers were largely middle-aged (21–40), semi-literate and sourced pigs from neighbours or markets.•Indiscriminate disposal,…”
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Genotyping field strains of African swine fever virus by partial p72 gene characterisation by BASTES, A. D. S, PENRITH, M.-L, CRUCIERE, C, EDRICH, J. L, HUTCHINGS, G, ROGER, F, COUACY-HYMANN, E, THOMSON, G. R

“…A PCR-based sequencing method was developed which permits detection and characterization of African swine fever virus (ASFV) variants within 5 and 48 h,…”
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host species-informative internal control for molecular assessment of African swine fever virus infection rates in the African sylvatic cycle Ornithodoros vector by BASTOS, A.D.S, ARNOT, L.F, JACQUIER, M.D, MAREE, S

“…African swine fever virus (ASFV) infection in adult Ornithodoros porcinus (Murry 1877, sensu Walton 1979 ) ticks collected from warthog burrows in southern and…”
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Co-circulation of two genetically distinct viruses in an outbreak of African swine fever in Mozambique: no evidence for individual co-infection by Bastos, A.D.S., Penrith, M.-L., Macome, F., Pinto, F., Thomson, G.R.

“…In 1998, domestic pigs originating from villages within a 40 km radius of Ulongwe in the northern Tete Province of Mozambique were held in a quarantine…”
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A mathematical epidemiological model of gram-negative Bartonella bacteria: does differential ectoparasite load fully explain the differences in infection prevalence of Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus? by Brettschneider, H., Anguelov, R., Chimimba, C. T., Bastos, A. D.S

“…We postulate that the large difference in infection prevalence, 24% versus 5%, in R. norvegicus and R. rattus, respectively, between these two co-occurring…”
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Natural transmission of foot-and-mouth disease virus between African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and impala (Aepyceros melampus) in the Kruger National Park, South Africa by BASTOS, A. D. S., BOSHOFF, C. I., KEET, D. F., BENGIS, R. G., THOMSON, G. R.

“…VP1 gene sequences of SAT-2 type foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) viruses recovered from impala and African buffalo in the Kruger National Park (KNP) were used to…”
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Molecular monitoring of African swine fever virus using surveys targeted at adult Ornithodoros ticks : a re-evaluation of Mkuze Game Reserve, South Africa by Bastos, A.D.S., Du Toit, J.T., Arnot, L.F.

“…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…”
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Epidemiology of African swine fever in Africa today: Sylvatic cycle versus socio‐economic imperatives by Penrith, Mary‐Louise, Bastos, Armanda Duarte, Etter, Eric M. C., Beltrán‐Alcrudo, Daniel

“…African swine fever (ASF) is believed to have evolved in eastern and southern Africa in a sylvatic cycle between common warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) and…”
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New insights into the role of ticks in African swine fever epidemiology by Sánchez-Vizcaíno, J M, Mur, L, Bastos, A D S, Penrith, M L

“…African swine fever (ASF), one of the most important diseases of swine, is present in many African countries, as well as in eastern Europe, Russia and…”
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