Animal TB Research Group
PUBLICATIONS - 2017
- Sylvester, T.T., L.E.R. Martin, P. Buss, A.G. Loxton, J. Hofmeyer, G.A. Hausler, L. Rossouw, P. van Helden, S.D.C. Parsons, F. Olea-Popelka, and M.A. Miller. 2017. Use of a novel assay to measure the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis infection in African lions (Panthera leo) in Kruger National Park. J. Wildl. Dis. 52:372-376.
- Clarke, C., S.J. Patterson, J.A. Drewe, P.D. van Helden, M.A. Miller, and S.D.C. Parsons. 2017. Development and evaluation of a diagnostic cytokine-release assay for Mycobacterium suricattae infection in meerkats (Suricata suricatta). BMC Vet. Res. DOI 10.1186/s12917-016-0927-x
- Martin, L.E.R., A.W. Byrne, J. O'Keeffe, M.A. Miller, and F.J. Olea-Popelka. 2017. Weather influences trapping success for tuberculosis management in European badgers (Meles meles). Eur. J. Wildl. Res. DOI 10.1007/s10344-017-1089-2
- De Lange, S.S., A. Fuller, A. Haw, M. Hofmeyr, P. Buss, M. Miller, and L.C.R. Meyer. 2017. Tremors in white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) during etorphine-azaperone immobilization. J. S. Afr. Vet. Assoc. DOI 10.4102/jsava.v88i0.1466
- Miller, M., S. Davey, L. van Helden, F. Kettner, S. Weltan, R. Last, J. Grewar, L. Botha, and P. van Helden. 2017. Paratuberculosis in a domestic dog in South Africa. J. S. Afr. Vet. Assoc. 88(0), a1441.https://doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v88i0.1441.
- Miller, M., P. Buss, P. van Helden, and S. Parsons. 2017. Mycobacterium bovis – report of tuberculosis in a free-ranging black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) in Kruger National Park, South Africa 2016. Emerg. Inf. Dis. 23:557-558.
- Dippenaar, A., S.D. Parsons, M.A. Miller, T. Hlokwe, N.G. van Pittius, S.A. Adroub, A.M. Abdallah, A. Pain, R.M. Warren, A.L. Michel, and P.D. van Helden. 2017. Progenitor strain introduction of Mycobacterium bovis at the wildlife-livestock interface can lead to clonal expansion of the disease in a single ecosystem. Inf. Genetics Evol. 2017 Apr 12. pii: S1567-1348(17)30125-9. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2017.04.012.
- Higgitt, R.L., P. Buss, P. van Helden, M.A. Miller, and S.D.C. Parsons. 2017. Development of a gene expression assay for detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta). African Zoology doi.org/10.1080/15627020.2017.1309300
- Michel, A.L., E.P. Lane, L.-M. deKlerk-Lorist, M. Hofmeyr, E.M.D.L. van der Heijden, L. Botha, P. van Helden, M. Miller, and P. Buss. 2017. Experimental Mycobacterium bovis infection in three white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum): susceptibility, clinical and anatomical pathology. PLoS ONE 12(7): e0179943. https://doi.org/10/1371/journal.pone.0179943
- Rosen, L.E., T.G. Hanyire, J. Dawson, C.M. Foggin, A.L., Michel, K.P. Huyvaert, M. Miller, and F.J. Olea-Popelka. 2017. Tuberculosis serosurveillance and management practices of captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area. Transbound. Emerg. Dis. DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12764.
- Parsons, S.D.C., D. Morar-Leather, P. Buss, J. Hofmeyr, R. McFadyen, V.P.M.G. Rutten, P.D. van Helden, M.A. Miller, and A.L. Michel. 2017. The kinetics of the humoral and interferon-gamma immune responses to experimental Mycobacterium bovis infection in the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Front. Immunol. 8:1831. Doi:10.3389/fimmu.2017.01831
- Roos, E.O., F. Olea-Popelka, P. Buss, L.-M. de Klerk-Lorist, D. Cooper, P.D. van Helden, S.D.C. Parsons, and M.A. Miller. In review. Seroprevalence of Mycobacterium bovis infection in warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) in South Africa.
- Bernitz, N., C. Clarke, E.O. Roos, W.J. Goosen, D. Cooper, P.D. van Helden, S.D.C. Parsons, and M.A. Miller. In review. Detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) using QuantiFERON®-TB Gold (QFT) tubes and the Qiagen cattletype® IFN-gamma ELISA.
- Miller, M.A., M. Finnegan, T. Storms, M. Garner, and K.P. Lyashchenko. In review. Outbreak of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a herd of captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus): ante-mortem diagnosis, treatment and lessons learned.
- Miller, M.A., P. Buss, T.T. Sylvester, K.P. Lyashchenko, L.-M. de Klerk-Lorist, R. Bengis, M. Hofmeyr, J. Hofmeyr, N. Mathebula, G. Hausler, P. van Helden, E. Stout, S.D.C. Parsons, and F. Olea-Popelka. In review. Mycobacterium bovis in free-ranging lions (Panthera leo) – evaluation of serological and tuberculin skin tests for detection of infection and disease.
- Buss, P., M. Miller, A. Fuller, A. Haw, E. Stout, F. Olea-Popelka, and L. Meyer. 2017. Post-induction butorphanol administration alters oxygen consumption to improve blood gases in etorphine-immobilized white rhinoceros. Vet. Anesth. Anal. Xx:1-11. Doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2017.03.008