2023
Molecular Characterization of Leptospira Species Detected in the Kidneys of Slaughtered Livestock in Abattoirs in Gauteng Province, South Africa
Dogonyaro B, van Heerden H, Potts A, Fasina F, Casanovas-Massana A, Kolo F, Lötter C, Byaruhanga C, Ko A, Wunder E, Adesiyun A. Molecular Characterization of Leptospira Species Detected in the Kidneys of Slaughtered Livestock in Abattoirs in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Pathogens 2023, 12: 666. PMID: 37242336, PMCID: PMC10223745, DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12050666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHardjo-bovisQPCR-positive samplesLivestock populationsFirst molecular characterizationLivestockSouth AfricaMolecular characterizationSheepLeptospira speciesGauteng ProvinceCattleMolecular methodsSerovar IcterohaemorrhagiaeBovisSppPigsAfricaGene regionAbattoirProvinceIcterohaemorrhagiaeTreesLeptospirosisQPCRSpecies
2020
Seroepidemiology of Leptospira infection in slaughtered cattle in Gauteng province, South Africa
Dogonyaro BB, van Heerden H, Potts AD, Kolo BF, Lotter C, Katsande C, Fasina FO, Ko AI, Wunder EA, Adesiyun AA. Seroepidemiology of Leptospira infection in slaughtered cattle in Gauteng province, South Africa. Tropical Animal Health And Production 2020, 52: 3789-3798. PMID: 33009586, PMCID: PMC10407966, DOI: 10.1007/s11250-020-02417-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeroprevalence of leptospirosisMicroscopic agglutination testRisk factorsCattle populationSeropositive cattleSerogroup SejroeSouth AfricaCattleCross-sectional studyLeptospira sppPublic health importancePredominant serogroupVaccine serogroupsAbattoirLivestockLeptospira infectionGauteng ProvinceCutoff titerBlood samplesLeptospirosisSejroeDemographic dataHealth importanceAgglutination testSeroprevalence