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FISH POPULATIONS IN THE MIDDLE AND LOWER ORANGE RIVER, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE EFFECTS OF STREAM REGULATION
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: J.A. Cambray --- Cape Department of Nature and Environmental Conservation, Republic of South AfricaThe results of two surveys, in March 1982 and September 1983, on the distribution and status of freshwater fish in the highly regulated section of the Orange River, from the P.K. Le Roux Dam wall to the mouth of the... -
Rabies vaccine and neuraxial anaesthesia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: V Rewari --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, India R Garg --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, India A Trikha --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, IndiaThis case report of neuraxial anaesthesia for emergency orthopaedic surgery serves to highlight the dilemma faced by anaesthetists when surgical intervention becomes necessary in a patient on anti-rabies vaccine. The two issues of importance are the possible reduction in the... -
Dog bites and human rabies in the Uthungulu District of Kwazulu-Natal province, 2008–2010: a review of surveillance data
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: V. Kubheka --- South African Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, P. Govender --- Provincial Department of Health, B. Margot --- Provincial Department of Health, L.R. Kuonza --- South African Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme,The Uthungulu District in KwaZulu-Natal province is the area that is most affected by rabies in South Africa. Usually, the transmission of rabies to humans occurs through the bites of infected dogs. In 2008, Uthungulu commenced a programme to eliminate... -
Knowledge and practices of residents in two north Namibian towns with regard to rabies and pet care
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: F. Haimbodi --- Namibia Institute of Pathology, Namibia R. Mavenyengwa --- Department of Health Sciences, Namibia B H Noden --- Department of Health Sciences, NamibiaRecent studies have highlighted the epidemiology of rabies in southern Africa and the unique nature of kudu rabies in Namibia. However, the serious effect on human populations in northern Namibia lacks focused attention. This study surveyed knowledge and awareness of... -
Reproduction in the jackals Canis adustus Sundevall, 1846, and Canis mesomelas Schreber, 1778 (Carnivora: Canidae), in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: J. Bingham --- Central Veterinary Laboratory, Zimbabwe G.K. Purchase --- , ZimbabweAspects of reproduction in two species of jackals (Canis adustus and Canis mesomelas)from Zimbabwe were studied using reproductive organs of jackal carcasses submitted for rabies testing or collected during culls. In C. adustus, parturition took place from early September to... -
Age determination in jackals (Canis adustus Sundevall, 1846, andCanis mesomelas Schreber, 1778; Carnivora: Canidae) with reference to the age structure and breeding patterns of jackal populations in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: J. Bingham --- Central Veterinary Laboratory, Zimbabwe G.K. Purchase --- , ZimbabweMethods for determining the age of individual jackals using canine teeth were assessed as part of a study of the population structure of jackal species (side striped jackal, Canis adustus, and black backed jackal, Canis mesomelas), the main wildlife species... -
A case of human survival of rabies, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Jacqueline Weyer --- Centre for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases and Division for Public Health Surveillance and Outbreak Response, South Africa Veerle Msimang-Dermaux --- Centre for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases and Division for Public Health Surveillance and Outbreak Response, South Africa Janusz T Paweska --- Centre for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases and Division for Public Health Surveillance and Outbreak Response, South Africa Kevin le Roux --- Allerton Provincial Veterinary Laboratory, South Africa Premi Govender --- Provincial Department of Health KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Jessica Coertse --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa Wanda Markotter --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa Louis H Nel --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa Lucille H Blumberg --- Centre for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases and Division for Public Health Surveillance and Outbreak Response, South AfricaHuman survival from rabies is exceptionally rare. We report a case of human survival (with severe neurological sequelae) in a child from South Africa. The patient was exposed to rabid dogs on two separate occasions and subjected to incomplete post-exposure...