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Abdalla A. Latif is affiliated with the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and focuses their research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Parasitology, Infectious Diseases, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, and Plant Science.

Their research topics cover a range of subjects such as Vector-borne infectious diseases, Vector-Borne Animal Diseases, Viral Infections and Vectors, Microbial infections and disease research, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research.

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Amplification and sequencing of entire tick mitochondrial genomes for a phylogenomic analysis" (2022) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Zoonotic origins and animal hosts of coronaviruses causing human disease pandemics: A review" (2020) published in Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
  • "PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND IN VITRO INVESTIGATION OF ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND XANTHINE OXIDASE INHIBITION POTENTIAL OF ROOT EXTRACTS OF BRYOPHYLLUM PINNATUM" (2020) published in The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
  • "Safety and efficacy of an attenuated heartwater (Ehrlichia ruminantium) vaccine administered by the intramuscular route in cattle, sheep and Angora goats" (2020) published in Vaccine
  • "Investigations into the carrier-state of Theileria sp. (buffalo) in cattle" (2020) published in International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Latif include:

  • Ben J. Mans (6 joint publications)
  • Antoinette I. Josemans (5 joint publications)
  • Ronel Pienaar (4 joint publications)
  • Ratselane D. Marumo (3 joint publications)
  • Sikhumbuzo Mbizeni (3 joint publications)

Latif's work has been published repeatedly in notable venues. Among these are:

  • The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences (3 publications)
  • Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research (2 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (1 publication)
  • Vaccine (1 publication)
  • Kashf Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (1 publication)

Their research contributions focus largely on vector-borne pathogens affecting animals and humans, investigating disease mechanisms, host interactions, and vaccine development. They have explored various infectious agents, including coronaviruses and tick-borne pathogens, contributing to the understanding of zoonotic origins and animal disease ecology.

Best Publications

  • Ticks of domestic animals in Africa: a guide to identification of species

    A.R. Walker;A. Bouattour;J.-L. Camicas;A. Estrada-Pena

  • A review of Theileria diagnostics and epidemiology.

    Ben J. Mans;Ronel Pienaar;Abdalla A. Latif

  • The known distribution and ecological preferences of the tick subgenus Boophilus (Acari: Ixodidae) in Africa and Latin America

    Agustín Estrada-Peña;A. Bouattour;J. L. Camicas;Alberto Guglielmone

  • Argasid and ixodid systematics: Implications for soft tick evolution and systematics, with a new argasid species list.

    Ben J. Mans;Jonathan Featherston;Marija Kvas;Kerry-Anne Pillay

  • Nuttalliella namaqua: A Living Fossil and Closest Relative to the Ancestral Tick Lineage: Implications for the Evolution of Blood-Feeding in Ticks

    Ben J. Mans;Daniel G. De Klerk;Ronel Pienaar;Abdalla A. Latif

  • The mitochondrial genomes of Nuttalliella namaqua (Ixodoidea: Nuttalliellidae) and Argas africolumbae (Ixodoidae: Argasidae): estimation of divergence dates for the major tick lineages and reconstruction of ancestral blood-feeding characters.

    Ben J. Mans;Daniel de Klerk;Ronel Pienaar;Minique H. de Castro

  • Development and evaluation of a real-time polymerase chain reaction test for the detection of Theileria parva infections in Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and cattle.

    Kgomotso P. Sibeko;Marinda C. Oosthuizen;Nicola E. Collins;Dirk Geysen

  • Ticks (Acari:Ixodidae) of the Blue and White Nile ecosystems in the Sudan with particular reference to the Rhipicephalus sanguineus group.

    F. Jongejan;D. Zivkovic;R. G. Pegram;R. J. Tatchell

  • Ancestral reconstruction of tick lineages.

    Ben J. Mans;Ben J. Mans;Minique H. de Castro;Ronel Pienaar;Daniel de Klerk

  • Diversity in the 18S SSU rRNA V4 hyper-variable region of Theileria spp. in Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and cattle from southern Africa.

    Ben J. Mans;Ronel Pienaar;Abdalla A. Latif;Fred T. Potgieter

  • The Innate Resistance of Kenana Cattle to Tropical Theileriosis (Theileria annulata Infection) in the Sudan

    M. A. Bakheit;A. A. Latif

  • Integrative taxonomy of Afrotropical Ornithodoros (Ornithodoros) (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae).

    Deon K. Bakkes;Daniel De Klerk;Abdalla A. Latif;Ben J. Mans;Ben J. Mans

  • Natural infection rates of Hyalomma anatolicum anatolicum with theileria in Sudan

    A.R. Walker;A.A. Latif;S.P. Morzaria;F. Jongejan

  • The Huge Risks Due to Hyalomma Ticks

    Mohammed A. Bakheit;Abdalla A. Latif;Zati Vatansever;Ulrike Seitzer

  • De novo assembly and annotation of the salivary gland transcriptome of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus male and female ticks during blood feeding

    Minique H. de Castro;Daniel de Klerk;Ronel Pienaar;Abdalla A. Latif

  • Serological survey of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in cattle in South Africa

    Mohamad Alaa Terkawi;Oriel M.M. Thekisoe;Oriel M.M. Thekisoe;Charles Katsande;Abdalla A. Latif

  • Prevalence and genetic diversity of Anaplasma marginale strains in cattle in South Africa.

    M. S. Mtshali;J. De La Fuente;J. De La Fuente;P. Ruybal;K. M. Kocan

  • Nuttalliella namaqua (Ixodoidea: Nuttalliellidae): First Description of the Male, Immature Stages and Re-Description of the Female

    Abdalla A. Latif;John Fraser Putterill;Daniel G. De Klerk;Ronel Pienaar

  • Natural infection of cattle and tsetse flies in South Africa with two genotypic groups of Trypanosoma congolense.

    M.V. Mamabolo;Lundi Norman Ntantiso;Abdalla A. Latif;Phelix O.A. Majiwa

  • Field and laboratory studies on Corridor disease (Theileria parva infection) in cattle population at the livestock/game interface of uPhongolo-Mkuze area, South Africa.

    Sikhumbuzo Mbizeni;Fred T. Potgieter;Christo Troskie;Ben J. Mans

  • Transmission of a Trypanosoma sp. to cattle by the tick Hyalomma anatolicum anatolicum.

    S.P. Morzaria;A.A. Latif;F. Jongejan;A.R. Walker

  • Zoonotic origins and animal hosts of coronaviruses causing human disease pandemics: A review.

    Abdalla A. Latif;Samson Mukaratirwa

  • Mixed Theileria infections in free-ranging buffalo herds: implications for diagnosing Theileria parva infections in Cape buffalo ( Syncerus caffer )

    Ronel Pienaar;Fred T. Potgieter;Abdalla A. Latif;Oriel M. M. Thekisoe

Frequent Co-Authors

Ali Bouattour
Ali Bouattour Institut Pasteur de Tunis
Ivan Gerard Horak
Ivan Gerard Horak University of Pretoria
Subhash Morzaria
Subhash Morzaria Texas A&M University
Tanguy Marcotty
Tanguy Marcotty University of Namur
Katherine M. Kocan
Katherine M. Kocan Oklahoma State University
Marinda C. Oosthuizen
Marinda C. Oosthuizen University of Pretoria
Frans Jongejan
Frans Jongejan University of Pretoria
Agustín Estrada-Peña
Agustín Estrada-Peña University of Zaragoza
Pete D. Teel
Pete D. Teel Texas A&M University
Joaquín Vicente
Joaquín Vicente University of Castilla-La Mancha

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