Bystander influence of nematode exposure on subsequent herpesvirus infections in vivo by Chetty, Alisha

“…We show that prior N. brasiliensis infection enhanced control of acute respiratory murid gammaherpesvirus (MuHV-4) infection, with an increase in viral-specific CD8+ T cells in colonized lung tissue. …”
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Studies on immunity in the male genital tract by Olivier, Abraham Jacobus

“…Cellular activation and inflammation in the genital tract have important implications for both transmission and acquisition of HIV, since they provide target cells for viral replication. …”
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Influence of helminth infection on vaginal immunity by Omondi, Fidilia

“…The findings in this thesis highlight helminth infection as a significant risk factor for sexually transmitted viral infections and have implications for control of these infections among women living in helminth endemic areas.…”
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Differential effects of combinations of anti-retrovirals and progestins on gene expression and HIV-1 replication in cells of the female genital tract by Dlamini, Sigcinile

“…Furthermore, DPV inhibited viral replication but also increased HIV co-receptor expression in the absence and presence of MPA. …”
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Modelling the Evolution of HIV-1 Protein-Coding Sequences with Particular focus on the early stages of Infection by Wood, Natasha Tandi

“…Simulation results presented in this thesis show that inferences made about viral evolution can be subject to bias when key aspects of viral biology are not accounted for by the models used. …”
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Role of African horsesickness virus protein NS3 in cytotoxicity and virus induced cytopathology

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Investigation of haematologic, inflammatory, and haemostatic in horses experimentally infected with African horse sickness virus

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The transmitted HIV-1 subtype C: characterization of the transmitted/founder full-length virus genome and the influence of early immune selective pressure on virus replication by Abrahams, Melissa-Rose Hilda

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Molecular characterization of full genome hepatitis b virus sequences from an urban hospital cohort in Pretoria, South Africa

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The effect of bacterial vaginosis on HIV infection by Abrahams, Bianca

“…This has important implications for diagnosis and treatment as BV-positive women shown to carry G. piotii strains, might benefit from preexposure prophylaxis with antiretroviral drugs.…”
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Characterisation of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV)-driven pathology and disease outcome in HIV infected South African patients by Blumenthal, Melissa

“…We demonstrated that elevated blood KSHV viral load (VL) was a strong predictor of death in hospitalised HIV-infected patients without microbiologically proven TB. …”
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Epidemiology and management of high pathogenicity avian influenza in South African coastal seabirds, 2018-2022

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Cloning and expression of a functionally active truncated N-glycosylated KSHV complement regulatory protein and immunohistochemical studies with the anti-KCP peptide antibody by Gomes Pereira, Neuza Alexandra

“…It is of major significance to understand how complement control proteins (CCPs) such as KCP perform their biological functions at the molecular and structural levels, because of their potentials as therapeutic agents, their implications in the pathology and importance in the etiology of many disease conditions. …”
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Outcomes of children with acute myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy admitted to a tertiary hospital in the Western Cape south africa: an 8 year study by Carkeek, Katherine

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The molecular profile of oral plasmablastic lymphomas in a South African population sample

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Rift Valley fever virus circulation in livestock and wildlife, and population dynamics of potential vectors, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Host tissue specificity of selected South African isolates of Rift Valley fever virus

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