Investigating Rickettsia africae infection in Amblyomma hebraeum ticks in Mnisi, Bushbuckridge Municipality, South Africa
| dc.contributor.author | Mazhetese, Estere | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lukanji, Z | |
| dc.contributor.author | Das Neves, Luis Carlos Bernardo G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Morar-Leather, Darshana | |
| dc.contributor.other | University of Pretoria. Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-04T11:42:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-05-04T11:42:23Z | |
| dc.date.created | 1019-08-13 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references | en_ZA |
| dc.description.abstract | Rickettsia africae is an intracellular gram-negative bacteria which belongs to the Spotted Fever Group (SFG). It is transmitted by Amblyomma hebraeum ticks in Southern Africa and Amblyomma variegatum in West, Central and Eastern Africa (Kelly et al., 1992). It causes African Tick Bite Fever (ATBF) in humans and has mostly been reported in tourists who visit Southern Africa (Raoult et al., 2001). Transovarial and transstadial transmission of R. africae in A. hebraeum ticks has been proved (Kelly & Mason, 1991). The aim of the study was to investigate R. africae infection in A. hebraeum ticks in Mnisi | en_ZA |
| dc.description.librarian | ab2021 | en_ZA |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Funded by the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Antwerp | en_ZA |
| dc.format.extent | 1 poster : colour illustrations, figures, diagrams | en_ZA |
| dc.format.medium | en_ZA | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79777 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.rights | ©2021 University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Provided for preservation and non commercial purposes only. It may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed in any format without a given attribution to the creator and the written permission of the copyright owner. | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Ticks -- South Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Infection rate | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Amblyomma hebraeum | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Rickettsia africae | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Mnisi, Bushbuckridge Municipality -- South Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Vector and Vector-borne Diseases Research Programme | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Investigating Rickettsia africae infection in Amblyomma hebraeum ticks in Mnisi, Bushbuckridge Municipality, South Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Presentation | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Still Image | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Text | en_ZA |