Division of Molecular Biology & Human Genetics
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Animal TB Research Group
PUBLICATIONS - 2018
- Rosen, L.E., Hanyire, T.G., Dawson, J., Foggin, C.M., Michel, A.L., Huyvaert, K.P., Miller, M.A., Olea-Popelka, F.J., 2018. Tuberculosis serosurveillance and management practices of captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area. Transbound. Emerg. Dis. 65, e344–e354. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.12764
- Bernitz, N., Clarke, C., Roos, E.O., Goosen, W.J., Cooper, D., van Helden, P.D., Parsons, S.D.C., Miller, M.A., 2018. Detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) using QuantiFERON®-TB Gold (QFT) tubes and the Qiagen cattletype® IFN-gamma ELISA. Vet. Immunol. Immunopathol. 196, 48–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2017.12.010
- Roos, E.O., Olea-Popelka, F., Buss, P., de Klerk-Lorist, L.-M., Cooper, D., van Helden, P.D., Parsons, S.D.C., Miller, M.A., 2018. Seroprevalence of Mycobacterium bovis infection in warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) in bovine tuberculosis-endemic regions of South Africa. Transbound. Emerg. Dis. n/a-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.12856
- Lyashchenko, K.P., C. Gortazar, M.A. Miller, and W.R. Waters. 2018. Spectrum of antibody profiles in tuberculous elephants, cervids and cattle. Vet. Microbiol. 214:89-92.
- Roos, E.O., F. Olea-Popelka, P. Buss, L.-M. de Klerk-Lorist, D. Cooper, R.M. Warren, P.D. van Helden, S.D.C. Parsons, and M.A. Miller. 2018. IP-10: A potential biomarker for detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus). Vet. Immun. Immunopath. 201:43-48. doi: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2018.05.007
- Clarke, C., D. Cooper, W.J. Goosen, R. McFadyen, R.M. Warren, P.D. van Helden, S.D.C. Parsons, and M.A. Miller. 2018. Antigen-specific interferon-gamma release is decreased following the single intradermal comparative cervical skin test in African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer). Vet. Immun. Immunopath. 201:12-15. doi: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2018.05.002
- Hooijberg, E.H., M. Miller, C. Cray, P. Buss, G. Steenkamp, and A. Goddard. 2018. Serum protein electrophoresis in healthy and injured southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). PLoS ONE 13(7): e0200347. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200347
- Miller, M.A., M. Finnegan, T. Storms, M. Garner, and K.P. Lyashchenko. 2018. Outbreak of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a herd of captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus): antemortem diagnosis, treatment and lessons learned. J. Zoo Wildl. Med. 49(3):748-754. https://doi.org/10.1638/2017-0200.1
- Meyer, L., A. Fuller, M. Hofmeyr, P. Buss, M. Miller, and A. Haw. 2018. Use of butorphanol and diprenorphine to counter respiratory impairment in immobilized white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). J. S. Afr. Vet. Assoc. 89(0): a1683. https://doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v89i0.1683
- Roos, E.O, F. Olea-Popelka, P. Buss, G.A. Hausler, R. Warren, P.D. van Helden, S.D.C. Parsons, L.-M. deKlerk-Lorist, and M.A. Miller. 2018. Measuring antigen-specific responses in Mycobacterium bovis-infected warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) using the intradermal tuberculin test. BMC Vet. Res. 14:360. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-018-1685-8.
- Buss, P. and M. Miller. Update on field anesthesia protocols for free-ranging African lions. 2018. In Miller, R.E., N. Lamberski, and P.P. Calle (eds.), Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, Current Therapy 9th ed., Elsevier, St. Louis, Missouri. Pp. 536-538.
- Miller, M.A., P. Buss, S.D.C. Parsons, E. Roos, J. Chileshe, W.J. Goosen, L. van Schalkwyk, L.-M. de Klerk-Lorist, M. Hofmeyr, G. Hausler, L. Rossouw, T. Manamela, E.P. Mitchell, R. Warren, and P. van Helden. 2018. Conservation of white rhinoceros threatened by bovine tuberculosis, South Africa, 2016-2017. Emerg. Inf. Dis. 24(12):2373-2375. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2412.180293.
- Sylvester, T.T., S.D.C. Parsons, P.D. van Helden, M.A. Miller, and A.G. Loxton. 2018. A pilot study evaluating the utility of commercially available antibodies for flow cytometric analysis of Panthera species lymphocytes. BMC Vet. Res. 14:410. doi.org/10.1186/s12917-018-1717-4
- Bernitz, N., W.J. Goosen, C. Clarke, T.J. Kerr, R. Higgitt, E.O. Roos, D.V. Cooper, R.M. Warren, P.D. van Helden, S.D.C. Parsons, and M.A. Miller. 2018. Parallel testing increases detection of Mycobacterium bovis-infected African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer). Vet. Immun. Immunopath. 204:40-43. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2018.09.004
- Meiring, C., van Helden, P.D., Goosen, W.J., 2018. TB Control in Humans and Animals in South Africa: A Perspective on Problems and Successes. Front Vet Sci 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2018.00298