Jeanette Wentzel

MTech Environmental and Agriculture/ MSc Veterinary Tropical Disease

Technical Manager: Hans Hoheisen Research station

Research Sub-themes

Conservation medicine and forensics with a focus on threatened flagship species

Project:

• Pangolin Diseases and Microbiome

Description:

• Pangolin diseases and microbiome of pangolins, a baseline collaborative project

Transfrontier conservation areas and the interaction of wildlife and domestic animals, humans and ecosystems.

Project:

• Transmission of disease between carnivores (Apex predators to mongoose)

Description:

• My PhD project , Supervisor Prof GT Fosgate
• Looking at various disease including parasites, microbiome, serology, virus

Project:

• Tick prevalence and identification
• GIS Mapping of ticks found and identification of the ticks, and linking it up with diseases found in the area

• Validation of tests for wildlife, including TB
• Antimicrobial resistance determination in wildlife
• Foot and mouth