Sikhumbuzo Mbizeni

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Articles 7

Citations 44

Followers 0

Related Specialties

Veterinary Medicine

Parasitology

Allergy & Immunology

Top 10 Co-Authors

Ben J Mans

Abdalla A Latif

Ratselane D Marumo

Christo Troskie

Antoinette Josemans

Boitumelo B Maboko

Leonhard Schnittger

Raksha Vasantrai Bhoora

Barend L Penzhorn

Ntanganedzeni Olivia Mapholi

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Ticks Tick Borne Dis

Pathogens

Vaccine

Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports

Front Genet

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Recent Articles

Retrospective analysis of laboratory diagnostic data to assess the prevalence and seasonal variation of in commercial farms of Lephalale Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

Seakamela E, Matle I, Ndudane N, Lepheana R, Mbizeni S

Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl . 2024 Jul; 24:100959. PMID: 39040596

Heartwater is an economically important disease of livestock and some wild ruminants in Southern Africa. The study used retrospective laboratory data from Lephalale Veterinary Laboratory, Limpopo to establish the prevalence...

Molecular and serological prevalence of corridor disease (buffalo associated Theileria parva infection) in cattle populations at the livestock/game interface of KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa

Mbizeni S, Mans B, Mukaratirwa S, Peba B, Maboko B, Pienaar R, et al.

Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports . 2024 Jan; 47:100963. PMID: 38199701

Theileria parva are intracellular protozoal parasites responsible for three disease syndromes in cattle, namely East Coast fever (ECF), Corridor disease (CD) and Zimbabwean theileriosis. The increase in reports of CD...

Pathogenic and Endosymbiotic Bacteria and Their Associated Antibiotic Resistance Biomarkers in and Ticks Infesting Nguni Cattle ( spp.)

Chigwada A, Mapholi N, Ogola H, Mbizeni S, Masebe T

Pathogens . 2022 Apr; 11(4). PMID: 35456107

Deciphering the interactions between ticks and their microbiome is key to revealing new insights on tick biology and pathogen transmission. However, knowledge on tick-borne microbiome diversity and their contribution to...

South African Buffalo-Derived Is Distinct From Other Buffalo and Cattle-Derived

Maboko B, Sibeko-Matjila K, Pierneef R, Chan W, Josemans A, Marumo R, et al.

Front Genet . 2021 Jul; 12:666096. PMID: 34249088

is a protozoan parasite transmitted by the brown-eared ticks, and . Buffaloes are the parasite's ancestral host, with cattle being the most recent host. The parasite has two transmission modes...

Safety and efficacy of an attenuated heartwater (Ehrlichia ruminantium) vaccine administered by the intramuscular route in cattle, sheep and Angora goats

Latif A, Steyn H, Josemans A, Marumo R, Pretorius A, Christo Troskie P, et al.

Vaccine . 2020 Oct; 38(49):7780-7788. PMID: 33109388

Heartwater is an economically important tick-borne disease of ruminants in Africa. The current commercial vaccine uses live Ehrlichia ruminantium from blood of infected sheep, requires antibiotic treatment during infection, needs...

Molecular genotyping and epidemiology of equine piroplasmids in South Africa

Bhoora R, Collins N, Schnittger L, Troskie C, Marumo R, Labuschagne K, et al.

Ticks Tick Borne Dis . 2019 Dec; 11(2):101358. PMID: 31870636

Recently reported substantial genetic diversity within Theileria equi 18S rRNA gene sequences has led to the identification of five genotypes A, B, C, D, and E, complicating molecular and serological...

Field and laboratory studies on Corridor disease (Theileria parva infection) in cattle population at the livestock/game interface of uPhongolo-Mkuze area, South Africa

Mbizeni S, Potgieter F, Troskie C, Mans B, Penzhorn B, Latif A

Ticks Tick Borne Dis . 2013 Jan; 4(3):227-34. PMID: 23333107

Corridor disease (Theileria parva infection in cattle associated with carrier buffaloes) had not been reported to cause serious outbreaks in South Africa prior to 1994. In recent years, there has...