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Davies M. Pfukenyi is a researcher affiliated with the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Botswana. Their academic work spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine, with a specific focus on infectious diseases, ecology, evolution, behavior, systematics, agronomy and crop science, public health, environmental and occupational health, as well as animal science and zoology.

The research topics addressed by Pfukenyi include zoonotic diseases and public health, animal disease management and epidemiology, vector-borne animal diseases, viral infections and vectors, Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, and bat biology and ecology studies.

Pfukenyi has contributed to several peer-reviewed publications, including:

  • The pattern of anthrax at the wildlife-livestock-human interface in Zimbabwe, 2020, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Longitudinal Survey of Coronavirus Circulation and Diversity in Insectivorous Bat Colonies in Zimbabwe, 2022, Viruses
  • Evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of the lateral flow assay, Rose Bengal test and the complement fixation test for the diagnosis of brucellosis in cattle using Bayesian latent class analysis, 2020, Preventive Veterinary Medicine
  • Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of Rift Valley fever in cattle and selected wildlife species at the livestock/wildlife interface areas of Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe, 2020, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
  • Towards Institutionalization of One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa, 2024, One Health Cases

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Davies M. Pfukenyi include:

  • Gift Matope
  • Hélène De Nys
  • Alexandre Caron
  • Valérie Pinarello
  • Laure Guerrini

Pfukenyi has published notably in venues such as One Health Cases, PLoS neglected tropical diseases, Viruses, Preventive Veterinary Medicine, and the Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research. The scientist's works reflect an interdisciplinary approach combining epidemiological studies and veterinary sciences focused on the interface between wildlife, livestock, and human health.

Best Publications

  • Relationship between burden of infection in ungulate populations and wildlife/livestock interfaces

    A. Caron;E. Miguel;C. Gomo;P. Makaya

  • Epidemiological studies of parasitic gastrointestinal nematodes, cestodes and coccidia infections in cattle in the highveld and lowveld communal grazing areas of Zimbabwe.

    Davies Mubika Pfukenyi;Samson Mukaratirwa;A.L. Willingham;J. Monrad

  • Bovine tuberculosis in buffaloes, Southern Africa.

    Michel De Garine-Wichatitsky;Alexandre Caron;Calvin Gomo;Chris M. Foggin

  • A retrospective study of the prevalence and seasonal variation of Fasciola gigantica in cattle slaughtered in the major abattoirs of Zimbabwe between 1990 and 1999

    Davies Mubika Pfukenyi;S. Mukaratirwa

  • Milk producers’ awareness of milk-borne zoonoses in selected smallholder and commercial dairy farms of Zimbabwe

    Diphetogo Mosalagae;Davies Mubika Pfukenyi;Gift Matope

  • Survey of brucellosis at the wildlife–livestock interface on the Zimbabwean side of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area

    Calvin Gomo;Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky;Alexandre Caron;Davies Mubika Pfukenyi

  • Epidemiological studies of Fasciola gigantica infections in cattle in the highveld and lowveld communal grazing areas of Zimbabwe

    D.M. Pfukenyi;S. Mukaratirwa;Arve Lee Willingham;Jesper Monrad

  • Prevalence of mastitis in dairy cows from smallholder farms in Zimbabwe.

    Simbarashe Katsande;Gift Matope;Masimba Ndengu;Davies M. Pfukenyi

  • Spatial modelling of Bacillus anthracis ecological niche in Zimbabwe.

    S.M. Chikerema;A. Murwira;G. Matope;D.M. Pfukenyi

  • Trichinella infections in animals and humans in sub-Saharan Africa: a review.

    Samson Mukaratirwa;Louis La Grange;Davies M. Pfukenyi

  • DNA sequence analyses reveal co-occurrence of novel haplotypes of Fasciola gigantica with F. hepatica in South Africa and Zimbabwe.

    Vimbai T. Mucheka;Jennifer M. Lamb;Davies M. Pfukenyi;Davies M. Pfukenyi;Samson Mukaratirwa

  • Amphistome infections in domestic and wild ruminants in East and Southern Africa: A review.

    Davies M. Pfukenyi;Samson Mukaratirwa

  • Coexisting with wildlife in transfrontier conservation areas in Zimbabwe: Cattle owners’ awareness of disease risks and perceptions of the role played by wildlife

    M. de Garine-Wichatitsky;E. Miguel;B. Mukamuri;E. Garine-Wichatitsky

  • Awareness and attitude toward zoonoses with particular reference to anthrax among cattle owners in selected rural communities of Zimbabwe.

    S. M Chikerema;G Matope;D. M Pfukenyi

  • Epidemiological studies of amphistome infections in cattle in the highveld and lowveld communal grazing areas of Zimbabwe.

    Davies Mubika Pfukenyi;Samson Mukaratirwa;A.L. Willingham;J. Monrad

  • Temporal and spatial distribution of cattle anthrax outbreaks in Zimbabwe between 1967 and 2006

    Silvester Maravanyika Chikerema;D. M. Pfukenyi;Gift Matope;E. Bhebhe

  • Fasciola species and their vertebrate and snail intermediate hosts in East and Southern Africa: a review.

    M P Malatji;D M Pfukenyi;S Mukaratirwa

  • Circulation of Alphacoronavirus, Betacoronavirus and Paramyxovirus in Hipposideros bat species in Zimbabwe

    Mathieu Bourgarel;Davies Mubika Pfukenyi;Vanina Boué;Loïc Talignani

  • A review of the epidemiology and control of gastrointestinal nematode infections in cattle in Zimbabwe.

    Davies M. Pfukenyi;Samson Mukaratirwa

  • Living at the edge of an interface area in Zimbabwe: cattle owners, commodity chain and health workers' awareness, perceptions and practices on zoonoses.

    B.M. Gadaga;Eric Marcel Charles Etter;B. Mukamuri;K.J. Makwangudze

  • Seroprevalence of brucellosis in cattle and selected wildlife species at selected livestock/wildlife interface areas of the Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe.

    Masimba Ndengu;Gift Matope;Michel De Garine-Wichatitsky;Musavengana Tapera Tivapasi

  • A retrospective study of rabies in humans in Zimbabwe, between 1992 and 2003.

    D.M. Pfukenyi;D. Pawandiwa;P.V. Makaya;Unesu Ushewokunze-Obatolu

  • Epidemiological studies of Schistosoma mattheei infections in cattle in the highveld and lowveld communal grazing areas of Zimbabwe

    Davies Mubika Pfukenyi;S. Mukaratirwa;A.L. Willingham;J. Monrad

  • Sero-prevalence of chlamydiosis in cattle and selected wildlife species at a wildlife/livestock interface area of Zimbabwe.

    Masimba Ndengu;Gift Matope;Musavengana Tivapasi;Massimo Scacchia

Frequent Co-Authors

Gift Matope
Gift Matope University of Zimbabwe
Samson Mukaratirwa
Samson Mukaratirwa Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
Jesper Monrad
Jesper Monrad University of Copenhagen
Andrew J. Loveridge
Andrew J. Loveridge University of Oxford
Arve Lee Willingham
Arve Lee Willingham United Arab Emirates University
Simon Chamaillé-Jammes
Simon Chamaillé-Jammes Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Véronique Chevalier
Véronique Chevalier Institut Pasteur
Anita Luise Michel
Anita Luise Michel University of Pretoria
Peter N. Thompson
Peter N. Thompson University of Pretoria
Ferran Jori
Ferran Jori University of Montpellier

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