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Biology and Biochemistry
South Africa
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

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National Ranking
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  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Anne von Gottberg is affiliated with the National Health Laboratory Service in South Africa. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions to epidemiology, infectious diseases, modeling and simulation, microbiology, and health. Their work reflects a detailed engagement with public health and infectious disease dynamics.

The main topics of their research encompass:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Anne von Gottberg has contributed to multiple scientific venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Lancet Global Health

Among their recent papers are:

  • Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa, 2022, published in Nature
  • Detection of a SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern in South Africa, 2021, published in Nature
  • Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in children younger than 5 years in 2019: a systematic analysis, 2022, published in The Lancet
  • SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 escapes neutralization by South African COVID-19 donor plasma, 2021, published in Nature Medicine
  • Emergence and rapid spread of a new severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) lineage with multiple spike mutations in South Africa, 2020, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Cheryl Cohen
  • Nicole Wolter
  • Stefano Tempia
  • Sibongile Walaza
  • Jocelyn Moyes

Best Publications

  • Detection of a SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern in South Africa.

    Houriiyah Tegally;Eduan Wilkinson;Marta Giovanetti;Marta Giovanetti;Arash Iranzadeh

  • SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 escapes neutralization by South African COVID-19 donor plasma.

    Constantinos Kurt Wibmer;Frances Ayres;Tandile Hermanus;Mashudu Madzivhandila

  • Emergence and rapid spread of a new severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) lineage with multiple spike mutations in South Africa

    Houriiyah Tegally;Eduan Wilkinson;Marta Giovanetti;Marta Giovanetti;Arash Iranzadeh

  • Rapid Pneumococcal Evolution in Response to Clinical Interventions

    Nicholas J. Croucher;Simon R. Harris;Christophe Fraser;Michael A. Quail

  • International Prospective Study of Klebsiella pneumoniae Bacteremia: Implications of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Production in Nosocomial Infections

    David L. Paterson;Wen Chien Ko;Anne Von Gottberg;Sunlta Mohapatra

  • Antibiotic Therapy for Klebsiella pneumoniae Bacteremia: Implications of Production of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases

    David L. Paterson;David L. Paterson;Wen Chien Ko;Anne Von Gottberg;Sunita Mohapatra

  • Outcome of Cephalosporin Treatment for Serious Infections Due to Apparently Susceptible Organisms Producing Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases: Implications for the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory

    David L. Paterson;David L. Paterson;Wen-Chien Ko;Anne Von Gottberg;Jose Maria Casellas

  • Community-acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia: global differences in clinical patterns.

    Wen-Chien Ko;David L. Paterson;Anthanasia J. Sagnimeni;Dennis S Hansen

  • Changes in the incidence of invasive disease due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Neisseria meningitidis during the COVID-19 pandemic in 26 countries and territories in the Invasive Respiratory Infection Surveillance Initiative: a prospective analysis of surveillance data.

    Angela B. Brueggemann;Melissa J. Jansen van Rensburg;David Shaw;Noel D. McCarthy

  • Global burden of respiratory infections associated with seasonal influenza in children under 5 years in 2018: a systematic review and modelling study.

    Xin Wang;You Li;Katherine L. O'Brien;Shabir A. Madhi

  • Effects of vaccination on invasive pneumococcal disease in South Africa.

    Anne von Gottberg;Linda de Gouveia;Stefano Tempia;Vanessa Quan

  • Virulence characteristics of Klebsiella and clinical manifestations of K. pneumoniae bloodstream infections.

    Victor L. Yu;Dennis S. Hansen;Wen Chien Ko;Asia Sagnimeni

  • Sixteen novel lineages of SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa.

    Houriiyah Tegally;Eduan Wilkinson;Richard J. Lessells;Jennifer Giandhari

  • SARS-CoV-2 reinfection trends in South Africa: analysis of routine surveillance data

    Juliet R.C. Pulliam;Cari van Schalkwyk;Nevashan Govender;Anne von Gottberg

  • Pneumococcal lineages associated with serotype replacement and antibiotic resistance in childhood invasive pneumococcal disease in the post-PCV13 era: an international whole-genome sequencing study.

    Stephanie W Lo;Rebecca A Gladstone;Andries J van Tonder;John A Lees

  • The Global Meningococcal Initiative: global epidemiology, the impact of vaccines on meningococcal disease and the importance of herd protection

    Ray Borrow;Pedro Alarcón;Josefina Carlos;Dominique A. Caugant

  • Invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease, Europe, 1996-2006

    Shamez Ladhani;Mary P.E. Slack;Paul T. Heath;Anne von Gottberg

  • SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Interest and Concern naming scheme conducive for global discourse.

    Frank Konings;Mark D Perkins;Jens H Kuhn;Mark J Pallen

  • Sequence Diversity of the Factor H Binding Protein Vaccine Candidate in Epidemiologically Relevant Strains of Serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis

    Ellen Murphy;Lubomira Andrew;Kwok Leung Lee;Deborah A. Dilts

  • Pneumococcal Capsular Switching: A Historical Perspective

    Kelly L. Wyres;Lotte M. Lambertsen;Nicholas J. Croucher;Lesley McGee

Frequent Co-Authors

Cheryl Cohen
Cheryl Cohen University of the Witwatersrand
Nicole Wolter
Nicole Wolter National Health Laboratory Service
Keith P. Klugman
Keith P. Klugman Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Shabir A. Madhi
Shabir A. Madhi University of the Witwatersrand
Marietjie Venter
Marietjie Venter University of Pretoria
Meredith McMorrow
Meredith McMorrow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Kathleen Kahn
Kathleen Kahn University of the Witwatersrand
Martin Antonio
Martin Antonio London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Dean Everett
Dean Everett Khalifa University
Stephen D. Bentley
Stephen D. Bentley Wellcome Sanger Institute

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