The pathogen discoverer – in search of novel and/or emerging tick-borne pathogens

Africa has one of the highest burdens of infectious diseases of humans and animals. Zoonotic diseases – those transmitted from domestic and wild animals to humans – annually cause 2,2 million deaths and 2,4 billion cases of human illness worldwide.

The pathogen discoverer – in search of novel and/or emerging tick-borne pathogens: One of the team's rodent traps

The pathogen discoverer – in search of novel and/or emerging tick-borne pathogens: Prof Marinda Oosthuizen

One of the team's rodent traps
Prof Marinda Oosthuizen

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Professor Marinda Oosthuizen

Professor Marinda Oosthuizen is a trained microbiologist, focusing on molecular parasitology in the Faculty of Veterinary Science's Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases Vector and Vector-borne Diseases Research Programme. She is an NRF C2 rated researcher and received the Researcher of the Year Award in the Faculty in 2011.

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