Henriette van Heerden

Ph.D (Microbiology)

E-mail: [email protected]

Associate professor in Veterinary Tropical Diseases

Research Sub-themes

Brucellosis and anthrax

Brucellosis: Investigating and characterizing Brucella in wildlife
Anthrax: Investigate the roles of the hosts, persistent pathogen and environment in transmission and evolution of anthrax in Etosha National Park (ENP) and Kruger National Park

Anthrax:

• Transmission and evolution of a persistent pathogen: anthrax infection dynamics comparing two natural system
• Roles of hosts and environment in the transmission of anthrax in Kruger and Etosha National Parks

Brucellosis:

• Brucellosis at the human-domestic animal-wildlife interface in Namibia
• Brucellosis at the human-domestic animal-wildlife interface in Namibia
• Bucella melitensis in wildlife in South Africa