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Bovine tuberculosis in southern African wildlife: a multi-species host–pathogen system by RENWICK, A. R., WHITE, P. C. L., BENGIS, R. G.

“…This review examines the current situation of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in southern African savannah systems, and uses theory on multi-species host–pathogen…”
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Anthrax as an example of the One Health concept by Bengis, R G, Frean, J

“…Anthrax is a peracute, acute or subacute multispecies bacterial infection that occurs on many continents. It is one of the oldest infectious diseases known;…”
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Wildlife tuberculosis in South African conservation areas: Implications and challenges by Michel, A.L., Bengis, R.G., Keet, D.F., Hofmeyr, M., Klerk, L.M. de, Cross, P.C., Jolles, A.E., Cooper, D., Whyte, I.J., Buss, P., Godfroid, J.

“…Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium bovis, was first diagnosed in African buffalo in South Africa's Kruger National Park in 1990. Over the past 15 years the…”
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Rabies as a threat to wildlife by Stuchin, M, Machalaba, C M, Olival, K J, Artois, M, Bengis, R G, Caceres, P, Diaz, F, Erlacher-Vindel, E, Forcella, S, Leighton, F A, Murata, K, Popovic, M, Tizzani, P, Torres, G, Karesh, W B

“…The impact of infectious disease may become progressively more harmful to a species' survival as a wild population approaches an 'extinction vortex'. This risk…”
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Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis isolates from free-ranging wildlife in South African game reserves by Michel, A.L., Coetzee, M.L., Keet, D.F., Maré, L., Warren, R., Cooper, D., Bengis, R.G., Kremer, K., van Helden, P.

“…Bovine tuberculosis is endemic in African buffalo and a number of other wildlife species in the Kruger National Park (KNP) and Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (HiP) in…”
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The role of wildlife in emerging and re-emerging zoonoses by Bengis, R G, Leighton, F A, Fischer, J R, Artois, M, Mörner, T, Tate, C M

“…There are huge numbers of wild animals distributed throughout the world and the diversity of wildlife species is immense. Each landscape and habitat has a…”
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Rift Valley Fever in Kruger National Park: Do Buffalo Play a Role in the Inter-Epidemic Circulation of Virus? by Beechler, B. R., Bengis, R., Swanepoel, R., Paweska, J. T., Kemp, A., van Vuren, P. Jansen, Joubert, J., Ezenwa, V. O., Jolles, A. E.

“…Summary Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic mosquito‐borne virus disease of livestock and wild ruminants that has been identified as a risk for international…”
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Infectious animal diseases: the wildlife/livestock interface by Bengis, R G, Kock, R A, Fischer, J

“…The long-standing conflict between livestock owners and animal health authorities on the one hand, and wildlife conservationists on the other, is largely based…”
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The value of increasing the role of private individuals and organisations in One Health by Mörner, T, Fischer, J, Bengis, R

“…Few non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have been involved in work with wildlife diseases and the One Health concept. However, there are several NGOs and…”
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A qualitative risk assessment of factors contributing to foot and mouth disease outbreaks in cattle along the western boundary of the Kruger National Park by Jori, F, Vosloo, W, Du Plessis, B, Bengis, R, Brahmbhatt, D, Gummow, B, Thomson, G R

“…Between November 2000 and the end of 2007, five outbreaks of foot and mouth disease (FMD) occurred in cattle in the area adjacentto the Kruger National Park…”
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Disease, predation and demography: assessing the impacts of bovine tuberculosis on African buffalo by monitoring at individual and population levels by Cross, P. C., Heisey, D. M., Bowers, J. A., Hay, C. T., Wolhuter, J., Buss, P., Hofmeyr, M., Michel, A. L., Bengis, R. G., Bird, T. L. F., Du Toit, J. T., Getz, W. M.

“…1. Understanding the effects of disease is critical to determining appropriate management responses, but estimating those effects in wildlife species is…”
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Tuberculosis in free-ranging wildlife: detection, diagnosis and management by de Lisle, G W, Bengis, R G, Schmitt, S M, O'Brien, D J

“…Mycobacterium bovis is emerging as an important pathogen of free-ranging wildlife in which it is a potential source of infection for domestic animals and a…”
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Intradermal tuberculin testing of wild African lions ( Panthera leo) naturally exposed to infection with Mycobacterium bovis by Keet, D.F., Michel, A.L., Bengis, R.G., Becker, P., van Dyk, D.S., van Vuuren, M., Rutten, V.P.M.G., Penzhorn, B.L.

“…African lions in the southern half of Kruger National Park (KNP) are infected with Mycobacterium bovis. Historically, reliable detection of mycobacteriosis in…”
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The importance of FMDV localisation in lymphoid tissue by Juleff, N.D., Maree, F.F., Waters, R., Bengis, R.G., Charleston, B.

“…Foot-and-mouth disease virus, a highly contagious pathogen that can cause lameness, low weight and decreased milk production, is a scourge of agricultural…”
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Longitudinal Study to Investigate the Role of Impala (Aepyceros melampus) in Foot-and-Mouth Disease Maintenance in the Kruger National Park, South Africa by Vosloo, W, Thompson, P.N, Botha, B, Bengis, R.G, Thomson, G.R

“…A longitudinal study was performed in the Kruger National Park, South Africa to investigate the role of impala (Aepyceros melampus) in maintaining SAT…”
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Mycobacterium bovis in free-living and captive wildlife, including farmed deer by de Lisle, G W, Mackintosh, C G, Bengis, R G

“…Mycobacterium bovis has been isolated from a wide range of wildlife species, in addition to domestic animals. This review examines the role played by various…”
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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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Detection and characterisation of papillomavirus in skin lesions of giraffe and sable antelope in South Africa by Bengis, R.G., Van Heerden, J., Venter, E.H., Bosman, A-M., Van Dyk, E., Williams, J.H., Van Wilpe, E.

“…Papillomavirus was detected electron microscopically in cutaneous fibropapillomas of a giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) and a sable antelope (Hippotragus…”
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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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Prevalence of Bartonella infection in wild African lions ( Panthera leo) and cheetahs ( Acinonyx jubatus) by Molia, S, Chomel, B.B, Kasten, R.W, Leutenegger, C.M, Steele, B.R, Marker, L, Martenson, J.S, Keet, D.F, Bengis, R.G, Peterson, R.P, Munson, L, O’Brien, S.J

“…Bartonella species are emerging pathogens that have been isolated worldwide from humans and other mammals. Our objective was to estimate the prevalence of…”
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