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Gert J. Venter is affiliated with the University of Pretoria in South Africa, focusing primarily on research within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine. Their scholarly contributions span a significant number of publications related to vector-borne animal diseases, animal disease management, and insect symbiosis.

Their work encompasses a variety of specialized subfields including ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, insect science, infectious diseases, agronomy and crop science, as well as public health, environmental and occupational health. This multidisciplinary approach underpins their investigations into vectors and diseases affecting animals and human populations.

Venter has published extensively on topics such as:

  • Vector-borne animal diseases
  • Animal disease management and epidemiology
  • Viral infections and vectors
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Insect and pesticide research
  • Plant virus research studies

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Venter include Chantel J. de Beer, Stefanos Siozios, Matthew Baylis, Claire Garros, and Gregory D. D. Hurst, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Key publication venues for their work feature prominently Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Parasites & Vectors, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), PLoS neglected tropical diseases, and Insects.

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by Venter include:

  • A distribution model for Glossina brevipalpis and Glossina austeni in Southern Mozambique, Eswatini and South Africa for enhanced area-wide integrated pest management approaches, 2021, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Gamma Irradiation and Male Glossina austeni Mating Performance, 2020, Insects
  • The utilisation of CytB and COI barcodes for the identification of bloodmeals and Culicoides species (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) reveals a variety of novel wildlife hosts in South Africa, 2021, Acta Tropica
  • Cardinium symbiosis as a potential confounder of mtDNA based phylogeographic inference in Culicoides imicola (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), a vector of veterinary viruses, 2021, Parasites & Vectors
  • An Investigation of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) as Potential Vectors of Medically and Veterinary Important Arboviruses in South Africa, 2021, Viruses

Best Publications

  • Bionomics of Temperate and Tropical Culicoides Midges: Knowledge Gaps and Consequences for Transmission of Culicoides-Borne Viruses

    B.V. Purse;S. Carpenter;G.J. Venter;G. Bellis

  • Vectors: Culicoides spp.

    R. Meiswinkel;G. J. Venter;E. M. Nevill;J. A. W. Coetzer

  • Oral susceptibility to bluetongue virus of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from the United Kingdom

    Simon Carpenter;Heather L. Lunt;Derah Arav;Gert J. Venter

  • Temperature Dependence of the Extrinsic Incubation Period of Orbiviruses in Culicoides Biting Midges

    Simon Carpenter;Anthony Wilson;James Barber;Eva Veronesi

  • Vector competence of South African Culicoides species for bluetongue virus serotype 1 (BTV-1) with special reference to the effect of temperature on the rate of virus replication in C. imicola and C. bolitinos.

    J. T. Paweska;G. J. Venter;P. S. Mellor

  • Comparison of the efficiency of five suction light traps under field conditions in South Africa for the collection of Culicoides species.

    G.J. Venter;K. Labuschagne;K.G. Hermanides;S.N.B. Boikanyo

  • African Horse Sickness Virus: History, Transmission, and Current Status.

    Simon Carpenter;Philip S. Mellor;Assane Gueye Fall;Claire Garros

  • Vector competence of Culicoides bolitinos and C. imicola for South African bluetongue virus serotypes 1, 3 and 4

    G. J. Venter;J. T. Paweska;A. A. Van Dijk;P. S. Mellor

  • A preliminary attempt to use climate data and satellite imagery to model the abundance and distribution of Culicoides imicola (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in southern Africa.

    M. Baylis;R. Meiswinkel;G.J. Venter

  • Life-history parameters of Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer in the laboratory at different rearing temperatures.

    E. Veronesi;G.J. Venter;K. Labuschagne;P.S. Mellor

  • African horse sickness epidemiology: vector competence of South African Culicoides species for virus serotypes 3, 5 and 8

    G. J. Venter;S. D. Graham;C. Hamblin

  • Vector competence of Culicoides for arboviruses: three major periods of research, their influence on current studies and future directions.

    S Carpenter;Eva Veronesi;Eva Veronesi;B Mullens;G Venter

  • Structural insight into African horsesickness virus infection

    Violeta Manole;Pasi Laurinmäki;Wouter Van Wyngaardt;Christiaan A. Potgieter

  • A six-year survey of viruses associated with Culicoides biting midges throughout South Africa (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae).

    E. M. Nevill;B. J. Erasmus;G. J. Venter;T. E. Walton

  • Oral susceptibility of South African Culicoides species to live-attenuated serotype-specific vaccine strains of African horse sickness virus (AHSV).

    J. T. Paweska;S. Prinsloo;G. J. Venter

  • An alternative method of blood-feeding Culicoides imicola and other haematophagous Culicoides species for vector competence studies

    G.J. Venter;J.T. Paweska;H. Lunt;P.S. Mellor

  • Geographical distribution and relative abundance of stock-associated Culicoides species (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in southern Africa in relation to their potential as viral vectors.

    E.M. Nevill;T.C.De K. Van der Linde;Gert J. Venter

  • Investigations on outbreaks of African horse sickness in the surveillance zone in South Africa.

    G J Venter;J J O Koekemoer;J T Paweska

  • Estimating the temporal and spatial risk of bluetongue related to the incursion of infected vectors into Switzerland.

    V Racloz;G Venter;C Griot;K D C Stärk

  • First record of Culicoides oxystoma Kieffer and diversity of species within the Schultzei group of Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) biting midges in Senegal.

    Mame Thierno Bakhoum;Moussa Fall;Assane Gueye Fall;Glenn A. Bellis

  • Comparison of two trapping methods for Culicoides biting midges and determination of African horse sickness virus prevalence in midge populations at Onderstepoort, South Africa.

    Elisabeth G. Scheffer;Gert J. Venter;Karien Labuschagne;Patrick C. Page

  • Colonization of the Mediterranean basin by the vector biting midge species Culicoides imicola: an old story

    S. Jacquet;C. Garros;E. Lombaert;C. Walton

  • Culicoides species associated with livestock in the Stellenbosch area of the Western Cape Province, Republic of South Africa (Diptera : Ceratopogonidae)

    E M Nevill;G J Venter;M Edwardes;I T Pajor

  • The oral susceptibility of South African field populations of Culicoides to African horse sickness virus.

    G. J. Venter;I. M. Wright;T. C. Van Der Linde;J. T. Paweska

  • Oral susceptibility of South African stock‐associated Culicoides species to bluetongue virus

    G. J. Venter;P. S. Mellor;J. T. Paweska

  • The attraction range of the Onderstepoort 220 V light trap for Culicoides biting midges as determined under South African field conditions

    Gert J. Venter;Daphney M. Majatladi;Karien Labuschagne;Solomon N.B. Boikanyo

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip S. Mellor
Philip S. Mellor The Pirbright Institute
Janusz T. Paweska
Janusz T. Paweska National Health Laboratory Service
Claire Garros
Claire Garros INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Matthew Baylis
Matthew Baylis University of Liverpool
Nikolaus Osterrieder
Nikolaus Osterrieder Freie Universität Berlin
Thierry Baldet
Thierry Baldet University of Montpellier
Bradley A. Mullens
Bradley A. Mullens University of California, Riverside
Jérémy Bouyer
Jérémy Bouyer INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Katharina D.C. Stärk
Katharina D.C. Stärk Royal Veterinary College
Peter P. C. Mertens
Peter P. C. Mertens University of Nottingham

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