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Prevalence and predictors of severe Crohn's disease at a tertiary hospital in South Africa by Gounden, C, Naidoo, V, Moodley, Y

“…Background Predicting severe Crohn's disease (SCD) can assist in planning risk reduction therapy for SCD, thereby improving disease outcomes. Objective To…”
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Validation of the Lead Care II System in Cape vultures (Gyps coprotheres) in comparison to ICP-MS using pure standards by Naidoo, V., Wolter, K.

“…Lead toxicosis remains a concern in raptors, especially following feeding on carcasses sourced from hunting. Rapid diagnosis of lead exposure and easy field…”
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Diagnosis and presenting features of autoimmune hepatitis at a central referral hospital in South Africa by Maharaj, Y, Naidoo, V G

“…Introduction Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) has scarcely been reported on in patients of black African descent. Similarly, few studies have focused on the…”
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Lead ingestion as a potential contributing factor to the decline in vulture populations in southern Africa by Naidoo, V., Wolter, K., Botha, C.J.

“…Vulture populations in southern Africa have been on the decline for years, which unlike the Asian vulture crisis, has no one specific cause. Reasons…”
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Adverse effects of heat stress during summer on broiler chickens production and antioxidant mitigating effects by Sumanu, V. O., Naidoo, V., Oosthuizen, M. C., Chamunorwa, J. P.

“…Broiler chicken meat is a good source of protein consumed universally, and is one of the most commonly farmed species in world. In addition to providing food,…”
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The efficacy of fluazuron in the management of blowfly strike in sheep by Austin, C.M., Naidoo, V.

“…The blowflies Lucilia spp. and Chryomya spp. feature prominently as a leading cause of myiasis and production losses in sheep in South Africa. With chemical…”
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Antivirals for the treatment of mild and moderate COVID-19 in South Africa by Perumal, R, Naidoo, V, Govender, S, Gengiah, T.N

“…While the majority of COVID‐19 cases in South Africa (SA) are mild, patients with severe COVID‐19 requiring hospitalisation present with significant morbidity…”
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Airborne bacteria in veterinary surgical theatres in South Africa by van der Merwe, C, Naidoo, V

“…The bioaerosol composition of the theatre environment plays a determining role in the development of surgical site infections (SSIs). It has been demonstrated…”
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The use of Clausena anisata in insect pest control in Africa: A review by Mukandiwa, L., Naidoo, V., Katerere, D.R.

“…Clausena anisata is used traditionally by various communities across Africa against pests such as mosquitoes, flies and weevils among others. Pests are a major…”
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Inflammation: the foundation of diseases and disorders. A review of phytomedicines of South African origin used to treat pain and inflammatory conditions by E, O Iwalewa, L, J McGaw, V, Naidoo, J, N Eloff

“…Great interest in herbal medicine as a potential source of phytopharmaceuticals has created the need to review common factors responsible for major diseases…”
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Evaluation of the proper use of medication available over the counter by subsistence and emerging farmers in Mbombela Municipality, South Africa by Gulwako, M S, Mokoele, J M, Ngoshe, Y B, Naidoo, V

“…South Africa has two types of animal farming systems, being the commercial industry and subsistence farming in more rural areas, with commercial farmers having…”
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The use of toxicokinetics and exposure studies to show that carprofen in cattle tissue could lead to secondary toxicity and death in wild vultures by Naidoo, V., Taggart, M.A., Duncan, N., Wolter, K., Chipangura, J., Green, R.E., Galligan, T.H.

“…Veterinary medicines can be extremely damaging to the environment, as seen with the catastrophic declines in Gyps vulture in South Asia due to their secondary…”
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Establishment of local wastewater-based surveillance programmes in response to the spread and infection of COVID-19 – case studies from South Africa, the Netherlands, Turkey and England by Tlhagale, M., Liphadzi, S., Bhagwan, J., Naidoo, V., Jonas, K., van Vuuren, L., Medema, G., Andrews, L., Béen, F., Ferreira, M. L., Saatci, A. M., Alpaslan Kocamemi, B., Hassard, F., Singer, A. C., Bunce, J. T., Grimsley, J. M. S., Brown, M., Jones, D. L.

“…Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in over 340 million infection cases (as of 21 January 2022) and more than 5.57 million deaths globally. In…”
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The use of the Delphi technique as part of the process of developing a tool to evaluate physiotherapy clinical education programmes by Naidoo, V, Stewart, A, Maleka, D

“…Objectively evaluating the quality and effectiveness of a physiotherapy clinical education programme has been unsuccessful to date, due to its complexity and…”
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Diclofenac toxicity in Gyps vulture is associated with decreased uric acid excretion and not renal portal vasoconstriction by Naidoo, V., Swan, G.E.

“…Diclofenac (DF), a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), is largely regarded as one of the most devastating environmental toxicant in recent times,…”
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Guidance for the gastrointestinal evaluation and management of iron deficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa by Simmonds, W M, Awuku, Y, Barrett, C, Brand, M, Davidson, K, Epstein, D, Fredericks, E, Gabriel, S, Grobler, S, Gounden, C, Katsidzira, L, Louw, V J, Naidoo, V, Noel, C, Ogutu, E, Ramonate, N, Seabi, N, Setshedi, M, Van Zyl, J, Watermeyer, G, Kassianides, C

“…Background. Over 30% of the world’s population is anaemic, with a significant proportion of these being iron deficient. As iron deficiency (ID) anaemia in men…”
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Lithium treatment reverses irradiation-induced changes in rodent neural progenitors and rescues cognition by Zanni, Giulia, Goto, Shinobu, Fragopoulou, Adamantia F., Gaudenzi, Giulia, Naidoo, Vinogran, Di Martino, Elena, Levy, Gabriel, Dominguez, Cecilia A., Dethlefsen, Olga, Cedazo-Minguez, Angel, Merino-Serrais, Paula, Stamatakis, Antonios, Hermanson, Ola, Blomgren, Klas

“…Cranial radiotherapy in children has detrimental effects on cognition, mood, and social competence in young cancer survivors. Treatments harnessing hippocampal…”
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Metabolism of aceclofenac in cattle to vulture-killing diclofenac by Galligan, T. H., Taggart, M. A., Cuthbert, R. J., Svobodova, D., Chipangura, J., Alderson, D., Prakash, V. M., Naidoo, V.

“…The nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac is highly toxic to Gyps vultures, and its recent widespread use in South Asia caused catastrophic…”
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One Health approach to use of veterinary pharmaceuticals by Margalida, A., Bogliani, G., Bowden, C. G. R., Donázar, J. A., Genero, F., Gilbert, M., Karesh, W. B., Kock, R., Lubroth, J., Manteca, X., Naidoo, V., Neimanis, A., Sánchez-Zapata, J. A., Taggart, M. A., Vaarten, J., Yon, L., Kuiken, T., Green, R. E.

“…Weak environmental assessments undermine regulations An estimated 6051 tons of active substances went into the production of veterinary pharmaceuticals (VPs)…”
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Veterinary diclofenac threatens Africa’s endangered vulture species by Naidoo, V., Wolter, K., Cuthbert, R., Duncan, N.

“…Veterinary diclofenac has been responsible for the devastation of three species of Gyps vulture on the Indian subcontinent, and it is now regarded as one of…”
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