Prof Luis Neves

Professor: Veterinary Parasitology

BVSc.(Eduardo Mondlane University) MVSc.(University of Liverpool) PhD (University of Liverpool)

Office
Room 2-15
Paraclinical Building

Telephone
+ 27 12 5298335

Biography

Luis Neves was born in Beira-Mozambique and completed his undergraduate studies in Veterinary Medicine at the Eduardo Mondlane (EMU), Mozambique. In 1991 completed his MVSc. degree in Applied Parasitology and in 1999 obtained a PhD on in vitro culture and immunodiagnosis of Babesia, both from the University of Liverpool. His main activity for the last 25 years was teaching and research in Veterinary Parasitology at the Eduardo Mondlane University. He served as dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science of the same University from 1999 to 2005. From 2000 to 2005 he leaded the process of establishment of the Biotechnology Center at EMU, which is a joined specialized unit of molecular biology and applied immunochemistry that integrates the Faculties of Agriculture and Forestry, Science, Veterinary Science and the Medical School of EMU. He was the Director of the Biotechnology Center from the inception until July of 2013.He joined the Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria in 2013 as Professor of Veterinary Parasitology. His papers in peer-reviewed journals and at various national and international conferences are mainly in the area of ticks, tick bone diseases and trypanosomes.

Professional and academic experience

29 years experience as veterinarian
27 years experience as researcher
27 years experience as lecturer

Professional memberships

Registered as Veterinarian with South African Veterinary Council

Subjects taught at undergraduate and postgraduate levels

Veterinary Parasitology

Research interests

Ticks,Tick-borne protozoal and rickettsial diseases, Tryapnosomes and Glossina

Postgraduate Students

Name of student	Degree	Project title	Supervisor status
FC Mulandane	PhD	Epidemiology of Drug Resistance and Evaluation of Possible Mechanical Transmission of Trypanosoma congolense by Hematophagous Insects in Zambezia Province, Mozambique.	Supervisor
HN Mucache	PhD	Immunopathology of Trypanosoma vivax infections in cattle: Cytokine profiles and cellular responses	Supervisor
H Stoltsz	PhD	An assessment of tick and tick-borne disease prevalence in a resource-poor area of South Africa and the impact of dipping strategy and acaricide resistance on endemic stability.	Supervisor
N Cangi	PhD	Genetic and phenotypic characterization of Ehrlichia ruminantium strains in the ticks A. hebraeum and A. variegatum collected from domestic and wild ruminants in Mozambique	Co-supervisor
W M Tagwireyi	MSc.	Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii in domestic animals in the Oliver Reginald Tambo District in the Eastern Cape in South Africa.	Supervisor
P Pretorius	MSc.	Morphological and Genetic Comparative Assessment of Amblyomma variegatum and Amblyomma pomposum Populations in Southern Africa	Supervisor
G Sili	MSc.	Species composition and distribution of ticks and tick-borne pathogens in ruminants and dogs in Tchicala-Tcholoanga, Huambo’s Province, Angola.	Supervisor

Research output/publications

32 publications in peer-reviewed or refereed journals
3 book chapters
16 congress proceedings
4 full-length conference papers/keynote addresses
20 non-refereed publications
5 technical reports

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