ReviewJournal of the South African Veterinary Association2015
Vector-borne diseases of small companion animals in Namibia: Literature review, knowledge gaps and opportunity for a One Health approach.
Review in Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Prevalence, diagnostic evaluation, and disease associations of vector-borne pathogens in domestic dogs across Namibia: a multi-modal approach.Parasites & vectors · 2025Article
- Risk of establishment of canine leishmaniasis infection through the import of dogs into South Africa.The Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research · 2019Article
- Molecular detection of Anaplasma bovis, Ehrlichia canis and Hepatozoon felis in cats from Luanda, Angola.Parasites & vectors · 2018Article
- Tick-, Flea-, and Louse-Borne Diseases of Public Health and Veterinary Significance in Nigeria.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2018Review
- The Complexity of Zoonotic Filariasis Episystem and Its Consequences: A Multidisciplinary View.BioMed research international · 2017Review
- Confirmation of occurrence ofJournal of the South African Veterinary Association · 2016Article
- A field survey on parasites and antibodies against selected pathogens in owned dogs in Lilongwe, Malawi.Journal of the South African Veterinary Association · 2016Article
- Molecular investigation of tick-borne pathogens in dogs from Luanda, Angola.Parasites & vectors · 2016Article
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Abstract
Namibia has a rich history in veterinary health but little is known about the vector-borne diseases that affect companion dogs and cats. The aim of this review is to summarise the existing published and available unpublished literature, put it into a wider geographical context, and explore some significant knowledge gaps. To date, only two filarial pathogens (Dirofilaria repens and Acanthocheilonema dracunculoides) and three tick-borne pathogens (Babesia canis vogeli, Hepatozoon canis and Ehrlichia canis) have been reported. Most studies have focused solely on dogs and cats in the urban Windhoek and surrounding areas, with almost nothing reported in rural farming areas, in either the populous northern regions or the low-income urban areas where animal owners have limited access to veterinary services. With the development of several biomedical training programmes in the country, there is now an excellent opportunity to address zoonotic vector-borne diseases through a One Health approach so as to assess the risks to small companion animals as well as diseases of public health importance.
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