Posted on October 05, 2020
Bovine tuberculosis is an extremely slow but steadily progressing disease which poses a serious health threat to cattle, wildlife and people especially in developing countries.
Posted on August 01, 2020
The Helminthology Laboratory of the Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases renders a broad spectrum of diagnostic tests, among other the identification of measles (cysticerci) and other larval stages of tapeworms (metacestodes) of taeniids found in herbivore and omnivore game carcasses.
Posted on July 02, 2020
As COVID-19 has reminded us, the benefits of vaccines still far outweigh the risks.
Posted on May 20, 2020
There are 2 Post-graduate Appointments available in the Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases (DVTD), Faculty of Veterinary Science under Agreement with Afrivet.
Posted on January 30, 2020
Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) is one of the most important and widespread diseases of livestock worldwide and in particular a huge threat to cattle, wildlife species and people in developing countries.
Posted on November 26, 2019
Worldwide, ten filarial helminth species have been recorded from domestic carnivores. In domestic dogs Dirofilaria immitis (canine heartworm), Dirofilaria repens, Acanthocheilonema reconditum and Acanthocheilonema dracunculoides are the most prevalent ones.
Posted on November 07, 2019
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) affects a wide range of wildlife species with devastating consequences
Posted on November 07, 2019
Following his recent nomination to the South African Young Academies of Science (SAYAS), Dr. Munyaradzi Christopher Marufu, has hailed this appointment as an opportunity to not only advance his academic skills, but to also convert technical outputs to tangible benefits for the communities he...
Posted on October 02, 2019
On the 31th August, a group of lecturers supported by admin staff from the Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases and Hans Hoheisen Wildlife Research Station hosted a One Health workshop with learners from Mungena High School.
Posted on September 06, 2019
It was a double celebration in the Kolo household when husband and wife Francis and Agatha graduated from the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Veterinary Science this week with PhDs in Veterinary Science.
Posted on September 04, 2019
Prof Marinda Oosthuizen and I were invited to attend the 30th Meeting of the American Society for Rickettsiology in Sante Fe, New Mexico, from 8-11 June 2019.
Posted on September 03, 2019
On the 11th July, the Faculty of Veterinary Science hosted 2 lecturers and 11 students (1 DTM&H, 3 DPH and 7 MPH) from the School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH).
Posted on August 27, 2019
The Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases (DVTD) of the Faculty of Veterinary Science (FVS), University of Pretoria, was well represented at the 27th Conference of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (WAAVP), in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Posted on April 15, 2019
24 students from three different continents have successfully started the 2019 collaborative Masters in Tropical Animal Health degree programme.
Posted on August 07, 2018
The DVTD will present training courses during October and November 2018.
Posted on May 22, 2018
Article on Listeriosis in animals.
Posted on May 18, 2018
Faith Nkosi was accepted for the first Molecular Data for Infectious Diseases course hosted by ITM
Posted on November 01, 2017
Prof Marinda Oosthuizen is a pathogen discoverer, always on the lookout for novel and/or emerging tick-borne pathogens. Understanding what something is, why it is there and what it can do is her forte.
Posted on March 31, 2017
Dr Francis Kolo, of the Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases at UP, conducted a study on the dog population of Hluvukani Village to determine the prevalence of rabies in the area and the causes of mortality in the population.
Posted on July 18, 2016
Prof Ivan Horak, emeritus professor in the Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases in the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Pretoria, was recently selected by the South African Academy for Science and Arts to receive the MT Steyn medal for exceptional achievement in natural...
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