scholarly journals Lagos Bat Virus, South Africa

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 504-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanda Markotter ◽  
Jenny Randles ◽  
Charles E. Rupprecht ◽  
Claude T. Sabeta ◽  
Peter J. Taylor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Bat Virus

A new isolate of Lagos bat virus from the Republic of South Africa

1982 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan Crick ◽  
Gregory H. Tignor ◽  
Katherine Moreno
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Bat Virus ◽  
The Republic

scholarly journals Antigenic characterisation of lyssaviruses in South Africa

2014 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernest Ngoepe ◽  
Christine Fehlner-Gardiner ◽  
Alex Wandeler ◽  
Claude Sabeta
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Monoclonal Antibody ◽  
Rabies Virus ◽  
Fluorescent Antibody ◽  
Antibody Test ◽  
Reservoir Host ◽  
Differential Staining ◽  
Bat Virus ◽  
Antigenic Reactivity ◽  
Mokola Virus

There are at least six Lyssavirus species that have been isolated in Africa, which include classical rabies virus, Lagos bat virus, Mokola virus, Duvenhage virus, Shimoni bat virus and Ikoma lyssavirus. In this retrospective study, an analysis of the antigenic reactivity patterns of lyssaviruses in South Africa against a panel of 15 anti-nucleoprotein monoclonal antibodies was undertaken. A total of 624 brain specimens, collected between 2005 and 2009, confirmed as containing lyssavirus antigen by direct fluorescent antibody test, were subjected to antigenic differentiation. The lyssaviruses were differentiated into two species, namely rabies virus (99.5%) and Mokola virus (0.5%). Furthermore, rabies virus was further delineated into two common rabies biotypes in South Africa: canid and mongoose. Initially, it was found that the canid rabies biotype had two reactivity patterns; differential staining was observed with just one monoclonal antibody. This difference was likely to have been an artefact related to sample quality, as passage in cell culture restored staining. Mongoose rabies viruses were more heterogeneous, with seven antigenic reactivity patterns detected. Although Mokola viruses were identified in this study, prevalence and reservoir host species are yet to be established. These data demonstrate the usefulness of monoclonal antibody typing panels in lyssavirus surveillance with reference to emergence of new species or spread of rabies biotypes to new geographic zones.

LAGOS BAT VIRUS IN SOUTH AFRICA

The Lancet ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 317 (8224) ◽  
pp. 832-833 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.D. Meredith ◽  
E. Standing
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Bat Virus

Time and Latitude in South Africa

1972 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 27-38
Author(s):  
J. Hers
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Astronomical Observations ◽  
Royal Observatory ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Astronomical Determination ◽  
Limited Accuracy ◽  
Better Than

In South Africa the modern outlook towards time may be said to have started in 1948. Both the two major observatories, The Royal Observatory in Cape Town and the Union Observatory (now known as the Republic Observatory) in Johannesburg had, of course, been involved in the astronomical determination of time almost from their inception, and the Johannesburg Observatory has been responsible for the official time of South Africa since 1908. However the pendulum clocks then in use could not be relied on to provide an accuracy better than about 1/10 second, which was of the same order as that of the astronomical observations. It is doubtful if much use was made of even this limited accuracy outside the two observatories, and although there may – occasionally have been a demand for more accurate time, it was certainly not voiced.

Combining Professional Interests and Travel: People to People Citizen Ambassador Program

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-54
Author(s):  
Alex Johnson ◽  
Amanda Hitchins
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Exchange Program

Abstract This article summarizes a series of trips sponsored by People to People, a professional exchange program. The trips described in this report were led by the first author of this article and include trips to South Africa, Russia, Vietnam and Cambodia, and Israel. Each of these trips included delegations of 25 to 50 speech-language pathologists and audiologists who participated in professional visits to learn of the health, education, and social conditions in each country. Additionally, opportunities to meet with communication disorders professionals, students, and persons with speech, language, or hearing disabilities were included. People to People, partnered with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), provides a meaningful and interesting way to learn and travel with colleagues.

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