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Ecological suitability modeling for anthrax in the Kruger National Park, South Africa by Steenkamp, Pieter Johan, van Heerden, Henriette, van Schalkwyk, Ockert Louis

“…The spores of the soil-borne bacterium, Bacillus anthracis, which causes anthrax are highly resistant to adverse environmental conditions. Under ideal…”
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Bacillus anthracis in South Africa, 1975-2013: are some lineages vanishing? by Lekota, Kgaugelo Edward, Hassim, Ayesha, Ledwaba, Maphuti Betty, Glover, Barbara A, Dekker, Edgar H, van Schalkwyk, Louis Ockert, Rossouw, Jennifer, Beyer, Wolfgang, Vergnaud, Gilles, van Heerden, Henriette

“…The anthrax-causing bacterium Bacillus anthracis comprises the genetic clades A, B, and C. In the northernmost part (Pafuri) of Kruger National Park (KNP),…”
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Detection of Pathogen Exposure in African Buffalo Using Non-Specific Markers of Inflammation by Glidden, Caroline K, Beechler, Brianna, Buss, Peter Erik, Charleston, Bryan, de Klerk-Lorist, Lin-Mari, Maree, Francois Frederick, Muller, Timothy, Pérez-Martin, Eva, Scott, Katherine Anne, van Schalkwyk, Ockert Louis, Jolles, Anna

“…Detecting exposure to new or emerging pathogens is a critical challenge to protecting human, domestic animal, and wildlife health. Yet, current techniques to…”
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Heterogeneity in a communal cattle-farming system in a zone endemic for foot and mouth disease in South Africa by Van Schalkwyk, Ockert Louis, De Clercq, Eva M, De Pus, Claudia, Hendrickx, Guy, Van den Bossche, Peter, Knobel, Darryn L

“…In South Africa, communal livestock farming is predominant in the foot and mouth disease control zone adjacent to the Greater Kruger National Park (KNP), where…”
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Patterns of rabies cases in South Africa between 1993 and 2019, including the role of wildlife by Koeppel, Katja Natalie, Schalkwyk, Ockert Louis, Thompson, Peter N.

“…Rabies is a global viral zoonosis endemic to South Africa, resulting in fatal encephalitis in warm‐blooded animals, including humans. The loss of human lives…”
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A Spatio-Temporal Probability Model of Cattle and African Buffalo (Syncerus Caffer) Contact as a Proxy for Foot-and-Mouth Disease Risk: A Case Study at the Wildlife-Livestock Interface of the Kruger National Park, South Africa by van Schalkwyk, Ockert Louis

“…The work presented here investigates a number of important components in the epidemiology of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) at the wildlife-livestock interface…”
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Bone Density and Calcium and Phosphorus Content of the Giraffe (Giraffa Camelopardalis) and African Buffalo (Syncerus Caffer) Skeletons by van Schalkwyk, Ockert Louis

“…Apart from its slender appearance, four main factors lead to questions regarding the bone density, mineral content and morphology of the giraffe skeleton:A…”
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