Posted on April 23, 2024
Congratulations to Professor Anita Michel for being nominated in the Lifetime Award category of the prestigious National Science and Technology Forum’s annual NSTF-South32 Awards.
Posted on December 14, 2023
In 1998 the first Tick Identification Course was prepared and presented by Professor Ivan Horak, emeritus professor in the Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases (DVTD) in the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Pretoria. This course was meant to train people from all over...
Posted on December 14, 2023
A regional meeting with the ERFAN Secretariat, in collaboration with the World Organization of Animal Health (WOAH) sub-regional representation for southern Africa took place at the University of Pretoria, Faculty of Veterinary Science, South Africa, from the 7th to the 9th of November 2023....
Posted on September 07, 2023
The vibrant city of Chennai, India was host to the 29th World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (WAAVP) Conference. This global gathering of veterinary professionals, researchers, and enthusiasts promised to be a groundbreaking exploration into the world of parasitology....
Posted on August 11, 2023
The Covid pandemic and the restrictions on the gathering of people in public places made the hosting of practical training for students a difficulty. While trying to convert practical training to an online format, it was realized that the digital resources that are in the Department of Veterinary...
Posted on August 11, 2023
In July, two PhD students from the Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases attended the 23rd Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. The conference was held from the 11th to the 14th of July 2023, in the beautiful town of Stellenbosch.
Posted on July 30, 2023
Community engagement is at the centre of any meaningful impact on a society. Constructive interactions with the community make the need for engagement not only desirable, but very necessary as it brings about more sustainable, equitable and viable change within the community of interest. The...
Posted on March 10, 2023
Post-doctoral fellowship in parasitology (DVTD)
Posted on March 02, 2023
There are several key differences between African swine fever, classical swine fever and swine flu, including the clinical signs that develop, the way the diseases affect pigs, and the risk of human infection. Knowing these differences can help to differentiate the diseases and guide appropriate...
Posted on February 09, 2023
DVTD lecturer invited as guest lecturer to Utrecht University in the Netherlands
Posted on February 09, 2023
DVTD lecturer represents Central Northwest (CNW) Province at the National All Inlands SALTBAA tournament
Posted on September 30, 2022
The Parasitological Society of Southern Africa (PARSA) recently celebrated its golden jubilee in style as the 50th PARSA Conference was held together with the 4th International Conference on Parasites of Wildlife from 11 to 15 September 2022
Posted on September 21, 2022
The WOAH Collaborating Centre for Training in Integrated Livestock and Wildlife Health and Management to host webinars
Posted on June 14, 2022
Marcus Makgabo, a senior PhD student, attended a virtual event of the AITVM, STVM and CIRAD on 17 May.
Posted on June 09, 2022
Sunday Ochai, a PhD student of Prof Henriette van Heerden visited the University of Wisconsin-Madison for 4 months
Posted on May 03, 2022
UP has awarded Emeritus Professor Jacobus Andries Wynand (Koos) Coetzer with an honorary doctorate for his contributions to the field of infectious and parasitic diseases of livestock and wildlife.
Posted on April 22, 2022
UP’s Veterinary Science and Health Sciences Faculties launch first ever joint One Health module presentation
Posted on April 01, 2022
The DVTD offers Brucella and TB testing
Posted on March 22, 2022
Virology Post-doctoral fellowship available in the DVTD
Posted on March 10, 2022
Post-doctoral fellowship in infectious diseases available in the Department Veterinary Tropical Diseases
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