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1. Bovine brucellosis seropositivity in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, 2021–2024: Temporal, and spatial trends
Themba Titus Sigudu, James Wabwire Oguttu, Mabel Kamweli Aworh
PLOS One  vol: 21  issue: 3  first page: e0344037  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0344037

2. Prevalence of Selected Zoonotic Diseases and Risk Factors at a Human-Wildlife-Livestock Interface in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Gregory J.G. Simpson, Vanessa Quan, John Frean, Darryn L. Knobel, Jennifer Rossouw, Jacqueline Weyer, Tanguy Marcotty, Jacques Godfroid, Lucille H. Blumberg
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases  vol: 18  issue: 6  first page: 303  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1089/vbz.2017.2158

3. Development of a Genus-Specific Brucella Real-Time PCR Assay Targeting the 16S-23S rDNA Internal Transcribed Spacer from Different Specimen Types
Rejoice Nyarku, Ayesha Hassim, Annelize Jonker, Melvyn Quan
Veterinary Sciences  vol: 7  issue: 4  first page: 175  year: 2020  
doi: 10.3390/vetsci7040175

4. Low Seroprevalence of Bovine Brucellosis in Communal Areas of Limpopo Province, South Africa
Karabelo Madiba, Nomakorinte Gcebe, Carin Boshoff, Mohamed Sirdar, Ngoako Ramaselela, Tiny Hlokwe
Veterinary Sciences  vol: 12  issue: 10  first page: 942  year: 2025  
doi: 10.3390/vetsci12100942

5. Seropositivity and diagnostic challenges of bovine brucellosis in Limpopo and Free State (2013–2022)
Emmanuel Seakamela, Itumeleng Matle, Sunday Ochai, Henriette van Heerden
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research  vol: 92  issue: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.4102/OJVR.v92i1.2224

6. Risk, knowledge and preventive measures of smallholder dairy farmers in northern Malawi with regard to zoonotic brucellosis and bovine tuberculosis
Stanly Fon Tebug, Gilson R. Njunga, Mizeck G.G. Chagunda, Jacob P. Mapemba, Julius Awah-Ndukum, Steffi Wiedemann
Onderstepoort J Vet Res  vol: 81  issue: 1  year: 2014  
doi: 10.4102/ojvr.v81i1.594

7. Occurrence and Public Health Implications of Brucella Abortus and Antimicrobial Residues in Raw Cow Milk in Bukombe District, Tanzania
Makoye Mhozya, Mwalimu Julius K, Hezron Emmanuel Nonga
Veterinary Medicine and Science  vol: 12  issue: 3  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1002/vms3.70944

8. Brucellosis in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current challenges for management, diagnosis and control
M. Ducrotoy, W.J. Bertu, G. Matope, S. Cadmus, R. Conde-Álvarez, A.M. Gusi, S. Welburn, R. Ocholi, J.M. Blasco, I. Moriyón
Acta Tropica  vol: 165  first page: 179  year: 2017  
doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.10.023

9. Characterization of Domestic Ruminant Movement Patterns in a Transfrontier Region of North‐Eastern KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa
Yusuf Bitrus Ngoshe, Jose Pablo Gomez-Vazquez, Eric Etter, Peter N. Thompson, Fedor Korennoy
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases  vol: 2025  issue: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1155/tbed/4507408

10. Seroprevalence of Brucella spp. and Rift Valley fever virus infections in communal pastoral cattle at the wildlife-livestock interface, Zambezi region, Namibia
Oscar Madzingira, Hannah Munzel, Nicky Mowa Simasiku, Leo Tileni Lucas, Evelyn Nanjeke Mwenda, Simbarashe Chinyoka, Georgina Tjipura-Zaire, Frieda Shilongo, Christian Borgemeister, Siegfried Khaiseb, Simbarashe Chitanga, Sandra Junglen
Frontiers in Veterinary Science  vol: 11  year: 2024  
doi: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1489815

11. A retrospective sero-epidemiological survey of bovine brucellosis on commercial and communal farming systems in Namibia from 2004 to 2018
Oscar Madzingira, Folorunso Oludayo Fasina, Erick Kandiwa, Albertina Musilika-Shilongo, Frank Chitate, Henriette van Heerden
Tropical Animal Health and Production  vol: 52  issue: 6  first page: 3099  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1007/s11250-020-02332-4

12. Multi-locus sequence analyses reveal a clonal L. borgpetersenii genotype in a heterogeneous invasive Rattus spp. community across the City of Johannesburg, South Africa
Mark Moseley, Kovashnee Naidoo, Armanda Bastos, Liezl Retief, John Frean, Sandra Telfer, Jennifer Rossouw
Parasites & Vectors  vol: 13  issue: 1  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-04444-0

13. A rare case ofBrucella abortusendocarditis in South Africa
S Mahomed, Y Mahabeer, P Bisetty, K Mlisana
Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases  vol: 30  issue: 2  first page: 64  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1080/23120053.2015.1054198

14. Retrospective analysis of the prevalence of Brucella antibodies in sheep in the Karas Region of Namibia
Oscar Madzingira, Cheryl Myra Ethelwyn McCrindle
Tropical Animal Health and Production  vol: 47  issue: 6  first page: 1117  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1007/s11250-015-0838-z

15. Progressive Area Elimination of Bovine Brucellosis, 2013–2018, in Gauteng Province, South Africa: Evaluation Using Laboratory Test Reports
Krpasha Govindasamy, Eric M. C. Etter, Peter Geertsma, Peter N. Thompson
Pathogens  vol: 10  issue: 12  first page: 1595  year: 2021  
doi: 10.3390/pathogens10121595

16. An evaluation of serological tests in the diagnosis of bovine brucellosis in naturally infected cattle in KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa
Songelwayo L. Chisi, Yoanda Marageni, Prebashni Naidoo, Gloria Zulu, George W. Akol, Henriette Van Heerden
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association  vol: 88  year: 2017  
doi: 10.4102/jsava.v88i0.1381

17. Documenting the absence of bovine brucellosis in dairy cattle herds in the southern region of Malawi and the associated knowledge, attitudes and practices of farmers
John P. Kothowa, Ruth L. Mfune, Jacques Godfroid, Bernard M. Hang’Ombe, Martin Simuunza, John B. Muma
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association  vol: 92  year: 2021  
doi: 10.4102/jsava.v92i0.2130

18. The Seroepidemiology of a Neglected Zoonotic and Livestock Pathogen in Free-Ranging Bovids: Leptospirosis in African Buffaloes (Syncerus caffer)
Wynand Goosen, Mark Hamish Moseley, Tanya Jane Kerr, Andrew Potts, Michele Miller
Pathogens  vol: 10  issue: 9  first page: 1072  year: 2021  
doi: 10.3390/pathogens10091072

19. Characterisation of Brucella species and biovars in South Africa between 2008 and 2018 using laboratory diagnostic data
Itumeleng Matle, Betty Ledwaba, Karabelo Madiba, Lavhelesani Makhado, Kudakwashe Jambwa, Nombasa Ntushelo
Veterinary Medicine and Science  vol: 7  issue: 4  first page: 1245  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1002/vms3.483

20. A retrospective study (2007–2015) on brucellosis seropositivity in livestock in South Africa
Francis B. Kolo, Abiodun A. Adesiyun, Folorunso O. Fasina, Andrew Potts, Banenat B. Dogonyaro, Charles T. Katsande, Henriette Van Heerden
Veterinary Medicine and Science  vol: 7  issue: 2  first page: 348  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1002/vms3.363

21. Risk factors associated with brucellosis among slaughtered cattle: Epidemiological insight from two metropolitan abattoirs in Southwestern Nigeria
Ogugua Akwoba Joseph, Akinseye Victor Oluwatoyin, Ayoola Modupe Comfort, Stack Judy, Cadmus Simeon Idowu Babalola
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease  vol: 5  issue: 9  first page: 747  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1016/S2222-1808(15)60925-2

22. The status of bovine brucellosis in Gauteng Province, South Africa, 2020
Liesl De Boni, Adri Grobler, Duma Mpofu, Jaison Mpofu, Peter Geertsma
Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health  year: 2024  
doi: 10.37432/jieph.2024.7.4.142

23. Immunological response to Brucella abortus strain 19 vaccination of cattle in a communal area in South Africa
Gregory J.G. Simpson, Tanguy Marcotty, Elodie Rouille, Abel Chilundo, Jean-Jacques Letteson, Jacques Godfroid
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association  vol: 89  year: 2018  
doi: 10.4102/jsava.v89i0.1527

24. Brucellosis Abattoir Surveillance Using Serology and Molecular Tests Among Livestock in Free State and Limpopo Provinces, South Africa
Emmanuel Seakamela, Itumeleng Matle, Koketso Desiree Mazwi, Henriette van Heerden
Microorganisms  vol: 14  issue: 6  first page: 1215  year: 2026  
doi: 10.3390/microorganisms14061215

25. Review of the Current Status on Ruminant Abortigenic Pathogen Surveillance in Africa and Asia
George Peter Semango, Joram Buza
Veterinary Sciences  vol: 11  issue: 9  first page: 425  year: 2024  
doi: 10.3390/vetsci11090425