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Animal Science and Veterinary
South Africa
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
44
Citations
7390
World Ranking
866
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Anita Luise Michel is affiliated with the University of Pretoria in South Africa. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a focus on infectious diseases and epidemiology.

The scientist's work covers several key topics:

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Viral Infections and Vectors

Photographs show that their research has been published in various venues, some of which appear with notable frequency:

  • Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • One Health
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Co-authorship is a significant aspect of their academic activity. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Annelize Jonker
  • Henriëtte van Heerden
  • Tiny M. Hlokwe
  • Petronillah Rudo Sichewo
  • Victor P. M. G. Rutten

Recent publications by Anita Luise Michel highlight various aspects of infectious disease research and control:

  • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2023, published in Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • Zoonotic Tuberculosis - The Changing Landscape, 2021, published in International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Risk practices for bovine tuberculosis transmission to cattle and livestock farming communities living at wildlife-livestock-human interface in northern KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, 2020, published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Challenges for controlling bovine tuberculosis in South Africa, 2020, published in Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
  • Pathogen detection and disease diagnosis in wildlife: challenges and opportunities, 2021, published in Revue Scientifique et Technique de l OIE

The research topics reflect an emphasis on animal health, zoonotic diseases, and the interface between wildlife, livestock, and humans in infectious disease transmission.

Best Publications

  • Mycobacterium bovis at the animal-human interface: a problem, or not?

    Anita Luise Michel;Borna Müller;Paul David van Helden

  • Wildlife tuberculosis in South African conservation areas: implications and challenges.

    A.L. Michel;Roy G. Bengis;D.F. Keet;M. Hofmeyr

  • Novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex pathogen, M. mungi

    Kathleen A. Alexander;Pete N. Laver;Anita Luise Michel;Mark C. Williams

  • Control of paratuberculosis: who, why and how. A review of 48 countries

    Richard Whittington;Karsten Donat;Maarten F. Weber;David Kelton

  • The epidemiology of tuberculosis in free-ranging African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the Kruger National Park, South Africa.

    V De Vos;R G Bengis;N P Kriek;A Michel

  • Tuberculosis in buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) in the Kruger National Park: spread of the disease to other species

    Keet Df;Kriek Np;Penrith Ml;Michel A

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis: an emerging disease of free-ranging wildlife.

    Kathleen A. Alexander;Eve Pleydell;Mark C. Williams;Emily P. Lane

  • Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare infection in mammals.

    M.F. Thorel;H.F.A.K. Huchzermeyer;A.L. Michel

  • European 1 : a globally important clonal complex of Mycobacterium bovis

    Noel H. Smith;Stefan Berg;James Dale;Adrian Allen

  • African 1, an epidemiologically important clonal complex of Mycobacterium bovis dominant in Mali, Nigeria, Cameroon, and Chad.

    Borna Müller;Markus Hilty;Stefan Berg;M. Carmen Garcia-Pelayo

  • A review of bovine tuberculosis at the wildlife-livestock-human interface in sub-Saharan Africa

    M. De Garine-Wichatitsky;A. Caron;R. Kock;R. Tschopp

  • Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis isolates from free-ranging wildlife in South African game reserves.

    A.L. Michel;M.L. Coetzee;D.F. Keet;L. Maré

  • African 2, a Clonal Complex of Mycobacterium bovis Epidemiologically Important in East Africa

    Stefan Berg;M. Carmen Garcia-Pelayo;Borna Muller;Elena Hailu

  • Zoonotic tuberculosis and brucellosis in Africa: neglected zoonoses or minor public-health issues? The outcomes of a multi-disciplinary workshop

    T. Marcotty;F. Matthys;J. Godfroid;L. Rigouts

  • Tuberculosis in Tanzanian Wildlife

    Sarah Cleaveland;T. Mlengeya;R. R. Kazwala;A. Michel

  • Bovine tuberculosis in African buffaloes: observations regarding Mycobacterium bovis shedding into water and exposure to environmental mycobacteria.

    Anita L Michel;Lin-Mari de Klerk;Nico C Gey van Pittius;Rob M Warren

  • Evidence of increasing intra and inter-species transmission of Mycobacterium bovis in South Africa: are we losing the battle?

    T.M. Hlokwe;P. van Helden;A.L. Michel

  • Disease, predation and demography: Assessing the impacts of bovine tuberculosis on African buffalo by monitoring at individual and population levels

    P.C. Cross;P.C. Cross;D.M. Heisey;J.A. Bowers;C.T. Hay

  • The African buffalo: A villain for inter-species spread of infectious diseases in southern Africa

    Anita Luise Michel;Roy G. Bengis

  • Bovine tuberculosis as a model for human tuberculosis: advantages over small animal models

    Ildiko Van Rhijn;Jacques Godfroid;Jacques Godfroid;Anita Michel;Victor Rutten;Victor Rutten

  • Investigation of the viability of M. bovis under different environmental conditions in the Kruger National Park

    M. Tanner;Anita Luise Michel

  • Purified compounds and extracts from Euclea species with antimycobacterial activity against Mycobacterium bovis and fast-growing mycobacteria.

    Lyndy Joy McGaw;Namrita Lall;Tiny Motlatso Hlokwe;Anita Luise Michel

  • High Mycobacterium bovis genetic diversity in a low prevalence setting.

    A.L. Michel;T.M. Hlokwe;M.L. Coetzee;L. Maré

  • Implications of Tuberculosis in African Wildlife and Livestock

    Anita L. Michel

  • Prevalence and risk factors for infection of bovine tuberculosis in indigenous cattle in the Serengeti ecosystem, Tanzania.

    Bugwesa Z. Katale;Bugwesa Z. Katale;Erasto V. Mbugi;Esron Daniel Karimuribo;Julius D. Keyyu

  • Spillover of Mycobacterium bovis from wildlife to livestock, South Africa.

    Jolly Musoke;Tiny Motlatso Hlokwe;Tanguy Marcotty;Ben J.A. Du Plessis

  • The gamma-interferon test: its usefulness in a bovine tuberculosis survey in African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) in the Kruger National Park.

    D. G. Grobler;Anita L. Michel;Lin-Mari De Klerk;R. G. Bengis

  • The African buffalo : a villain for inter-species spread of infectious diseases in southern Africa : proceeding

    Anita L. Michel;Roy G. Bengis

Frequent Co-Authors

Victor P.M.G. Rutten
Victor P.M.G. Rutten University of Pretoria
Paul D. van Helden
Paul D. van Helden Stellenbosch University
Jacques Godfroid
Jacques Godfroid University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Rudovick R. Kazwala
Rudovick R. Kazwala Sokoine University of Agriculture
Robin M. Warren
Robin M. Warren Stellenbosch University
Hazel M. Dockrell
Hazel M. Dockrell London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Kristin Kremer
Kristin Kremer KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation
Arnold Munnich
Arnold Munnich Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
Jakob Zinsstag
Jakob Zinsstag Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Leen Rigouts
Leen Rigouts Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp

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