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Animal TB Research Group

PUBLICATIONS - 2021​

  1. Smith, K., L. Kleynhans, C. Snyders, N. Bernitz, D. Cooper, P. van Helden, R.M. Warren, M.A. Miller, and W.J. Goosen. 2021. Use of the MILLIPLEX® bovine cytokine/chemokine multiplex assay to identify Mycobacterium bovis-infection biomarkers in African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer). Vet. Immun. Immunopath. 231: 110152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2020.110152
  2. Meiring, C., R. Higgitt, A. Dippenaar, E. Roos, P. Buss, J. Hewlett, D. Cooper, P. Rogers, L.-M. de Klerk-Lorist, L. van Schalkwyk, G. Hausler, P. van Helden, M. Moller, R. Warren, and M. Miller. 2021. Characterizing epidemiological and genotypic features of Mycobacterium bovis infection in wild dogs (Lycaon pictus). Transb. Emerg. Dis. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13947
  3. Sridhara, A.A., A. Johnathan-Lee, R. Elahi, M.A. Risalde, C. Gortazar, W.R. Waters, K.P. Lyashchenko, and M.A. Miller. 2021. Strong antibody responses to Mycobacterium bovis infection in domestic pigs and potential for reliable serodiagnostics. Vet. Immun. Immunopath. 231:110161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2020.110161
  4. Smith, K., N. Bernitz, S. Goldswain, D.V. Cooper, R.M. Warren, W.J. Goosen, and M.A. Miller. 2021. Optimized interferon-gamma release assays for detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer). Vet. Immunol. Immunopath. 231:119163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2020.110163
  5. Miller, M.A., T.J. Kerr, C.R. de Waal, W.J. Goosen, E.M. Streicher, G. Hausler, L. Rossouw, T. Manamela, L. van Schalkwyk, L. Kleynhans, R. Warren, P. van Helden, and P.E. Buss. 2021. Mycobacterium bovis infection in free-ranging African elephants. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 27(3):990-992. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2703.204729
  6. Didkowska, A., M. Krajewska-Wędzina, W. Bielecki, S. Brzezińska, E. Augustynowicz-Kopeć, W. Olech, K. Anusz, A.A. Sridhara, A. Johnathan-Lee, R. Elahi, M.A. Miller, W.R. Waters, and K.P. Lyashchenko. 2021. Antibody responses in European bison (Bison bonasus) naturally infected with Mycobacterium caprae. Vet. Microbiol. 253:108952. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2020.108952
  7. Chileshe, J., T.J. Kerr, C. Kinnear, P.E. Buss, P.D. van Helden, R.M. Warren, M.A. Miller, and S.D.C. Parsons. 2021. Cytokine biomarker discovery in the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Vet. Immunol. Immunopath. 232:110168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2020.110168
  8. Smith, K., N. Bernitz, D. Cooper, T.J. Kerr, C.R. de Waal, C. Clarke, S. Goldswain, W. McCall, A. McCall, D.Cooke, E. Rambert, L. Kleynhans, R.M. Warren, P. van Helden, S.D.C. Parsons, W.J. Goosen, and M.A. Miller. 2021. Optimisation of the tuberculin skin test for detection of Mycobacterium bovis in African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer). Prev. Vet. Med. 188:105254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.105254
  9. Kerr, T.J., W.J. Goosen, R. Gumbo, L.-M. de Klerk-Lorist, O. Pretorius, P.E. Buss, L. Kleynhans, K.P. Lyashchenko, R.M. Warren, P.D. van Helden, and M.A. Miller. 2021. Diagnosis of Mycobacterium bovis infection in free-ranging common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius). Transb. Emerg. Dis. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13989
  10. Neiffer, D., J. Hewlett, P. Buss, L. Rossouw, G. Hausler, L.-M. de Klerk-Lorist, E. Roos, F. Olea-Popelka, B. Lubisi, L. Heath, and M. Miller. 2021 Antibody prevalence to African swine fever, Mycobacterium bovis, Foot-and-Mouth Disease virus, Rift Valley Fever virus, influenza A virus, and Brucella and Leptospira spp. in free-ranging warthog (Phacochoerus africana) populations in South Africa. J. Wildl. Dis. 57(1):60-70. https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-20-00011
  11. Radcliffe, R.W., Jago, M., Morkel, P.V., Morkel, E., du Preez, P., Beytell, P., Kotting, B., du Preez, J.H., Miller, M.A., Felippe, J. and Parry, S.A., 2021. The pulmonary and metabolic effects of suspension by the feet compared with lateral recumbency in immobilized black rhinoceroses (Diceros bicornis) captured by aerial darting. J.Wildl. Dis. 57(2):357-367. https://doi.org/10.7589/2019-08-202
  12. Bernitz, N., T.J. Kerr, W.J. Goosen, J. Chileshe, R.L. Higgitt, E.O. Roos, C. Meiring, R. Gumbo, C. de Waal, C. Clarke, K. Smith, S. Goldswain, T.T. Sylvester, L. Kleynhans, A. Dippenaar, P.E. Buss, D.V. Cooper, K.P. Lyashchenko, R.M. Warren, P.D. van Helden, S.D.C. Parsons, and M.A. Miller. 2021. Review of diagnostic tests for detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in South African wildlife. Front. Vet. Sci. 8:588697. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.588697
  13. de Waal, C.R., L. Kleynhans, S. Parsons, W.J. Goosen, G. Hausler, P.E. Buss, R.M. Warren, P.D. van Helden, J.A. Landolfi, M.A. Miller, and T.J. Kerr. 2021. Development of a cytokine gene expression assay for the relative quantification of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) cell-mediated immune responses. Cytokine 141:155453. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cyto.2021.155453
  14. Steyrer, C., M. Miller, J. Hewlett, P. Buss, and E.H. Hooijberg. 2021. Reference intervals for hematology and clinical chemistry for the African elephant (Loxodonta africana). Frontiers Vet. Sci. 8:599387. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.599387
  15. Smith, K., L. Kleynhans, R.M. Warren, W.J. Goosen, and M.A. Miller. 2021. Cell-mediated immunological biomarkers and their diagnostic application in livestock and wildlife infected with Mycobacterium bovis. Frontiers Immunol. 12:639605. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.639605
  16. Clarke, C., K. Smith, S.J. Goldswain, C. Helm, D.V. Cooper, T.J. Kerr, L. Kleynhans, P.D. van Helden, R.M. Warren, M.A. Miller, and W.J. Goosen. 2021. Novel Molecular Transport Medium used in combination with Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra provides rapid detection of Mycobacterium bovis in African buffaloes. Sci. Reports. 11(1):1-6. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86682-5
  17. Donnelly, K.A., M.A. Miller, D. Grobler, P. Buss, C. van Niekerk, L. Kleynhans-Cornelissen, T. Kerr, and S.B. Citino. 2021. Serological evidence of Coxiella burnetti infection in the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) in South Africa. J. Zoo Wildl. Med. 52(2);573-579. https://doi.org/10.1638/2020-0154
  18. Meiring, C., R. Higgitt, W.J. Goosen, L. van Schalkwyk, L.-M. de Klerk-Lorist, P. Buss, P.D. van Helden, S.D.C. Parsons, M. Moller, and M. Miller. 2021. Shedding of Mycobacterium bovis in respiration secretions of free ranging wild dogs (Lycaon pictus): Implications for intraspecies transmission. Trans. Emerg. Dis. 2021; 68:2581–2588. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14125
  19. Lyashchenko, K.P., A. Sikar-Gang, A.A. Sridhara, A. Johnathan-Lee, R. Elahi, R. Greenwald, P. Lambotte, J. Esfandiari, E.O. Roos, T.J. Kerr, M.A.Miller, T.C. Thacker, M.V. Palmer, and W.R. Waters. 2021. Use of blood matrices and alternative biological fluids for antibody detection in animal tuberculosis. Vet. Immun. Immunopath. 239:110303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2021.110303
  20. Goosen, W., M.H. Moseley, T.J. Kerr, A. Potts, and M. Miller. 2021. The seroepidemiology of a neglected zoonotic and livestock pathogen in free-ranging bovids: Leptospirosis in African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer). Pathogens 10:1072. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10091072
  21. Grace, J.F., M.A. Miller, J.P. Raath, L.L. Laubscher, P.E. Buss, and G.E. Zeiler. 2021. Immobilization of African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) using etorphine-midazolam compared with etorphine-azaperone. Vet. Anaesth. Analg. 48:734-744. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2021.03.018
  22. Goosen, W.J., Kleynhans, L., Kerr, T.J., van Helden, P.D., Buss, P., Warren, R.M. and Miller, M.A., 2021. Improved detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. bovis in African wildlife samples using cationic peptide decontamination and mycobacterial culture supplementation. J. Vet. Diagn. Invest. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F10406387211044192
  23.  Buss, P., M. Miller, A. Fuller, A. Haw, E. Thulson, F. Olea-Popelka, and L. Meyer. 2021. Effect of azaperone on induction times in etorphine-immobilized white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). J. Wildl. Dis. https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-21-00072
  24. Patterson, S.J., Clarke, C., Clutton-Brock, T.H. Miller, M. Parsons, S.D.C., Pfeiffer, D.U, Vergne, T., and Drewe, J.A. 2021. Combining analytical approaches and multiple sources of information to improve interpretation of diagnostic test results for tuberculosis in wild meerkats. Animals 2021, 11(12):3453. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11123453
  25. Gumbo, R., Crockett, E., Goosen, W.J., Warren, R.M., van Helden, P.D., Miller, M.A., and Kerr, T.J. 2021. Cytokine-release assay for the detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). J. Zoo Wildl. Med. https://doi.org/10.1638/2021-0063