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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Persistent infection of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) with SAT-type foot-and-mouth disease viruses: rate of fixation of mutations, antigenic change and interspecies transmission by Vosloo, W, Bastos, A. D, Kirkbride, E, Esterhuysen, J. J, van Rensburg, D. Janse, Bengis, R. G, Keet, D. W, Thomson, G. R

“…1 Onderstepoort Institute for Exotic Diseases, Private Bag X6, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa 2 Directorate of Animal Health, PO Box 12, Skukuza 1350, South…”
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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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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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The epidemiology of tuberculosis in free-ranging African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the Kruger National Park, South Africa by De Vos, V, Bengis, R G, Kriek, N P, Michel, A, Keet, D F, Raath, J P, Huchzermeyer, H F

“…The presence of bovine tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) in the Kruger National Park (KNP) was determined for the first time in 1990. It was diagnosed in an…”
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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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A preliminary investigation of tuberculosis and other diseases in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda by Kalema-Zikusoka, G., Michel, A.L., Bengis, R.G., Woodford, M.H.

“…A survey to determine the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis and certain other infectious diseases was conducted on 42…”
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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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The gamma-interferon test: its usefulness in a bovine tuberculosis survey in African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) in the Kruger National Park by Grobler, D G, Michel, Anita L, De Klerk, Lin-Mari, Bengis, R G

“…A survey to determine the bovine tuberculosis status of buffalo herds north of the Olifants River in the Kruger National Park was conducted, using a new…”
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