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Louis H. Nel is affiliated with the University of Pretoria in South Africa. Their research concentrates predominantly on medicine and immunology and microbiology, with a significant focus on virology, epidemiology, and infectious diseases.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including rabies epidemiology and control, virology and viral diseases, viral infections and outbreaks research, microbial infections and disease research, streptococcal infections and treatments, zoonotic diseases and public health, and venomous animal envenomation and studies.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Louis H. Nel include André Coetzer, Terence P. Scott, Ryan M. Wallace, Ayla J. Malan, and Paola De Benedictis. These collaborations contribute to a variety of studies on viral diseases and public health.

Their publications are often featured in specialized journals and venues, with multiple contributions to PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases and Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. Other venues frequently hosting their work include Acta Tropica, Viruses, and The Lancet.

Recent papers by Louis H. Nel include:

  • A global analysis of One Health Networks and the proliferation of One Health collaborations, 2023, The Lancet
  • Dog rabies control in West and Central Africa: A review, 2020, Acta Tropica
  • Lyssaviruses and the Fatal Encephalitic Disease Rabies, 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Towards rabies elimination in the Asia-Pacific region: From theory to practice, 2020, Biologicals
  • The Role of Waste Management in Control of Rabies: A Neglected Issue, 2021, Viruses

Best Publications

  • Estimating the global burden of endemic canine rabies.

    Katie Hampson;Laurent Coudeville;Tiziana Lembo;Maganga Sambo

  • Correction: Estimating the global burden of endemic canine rabies.

    Katie Hampson;Laurent Coudeville;Tiziana Lembo;Maganga Sambo

  • Molecular Diagnostic PCR Handbook

    Gerrit J. Viljoen;Louis H. Nel;John R. Crowther

  • Genetic determinants of virulence in pathogenic lineage 2 West Nile virus strains.

    Elizabeth Magdelena Botha;Wanda Markotter;Marianne Wolfaardt;Janusz Tadeusz Paweska

  • New global strategic plan to eliminate dog-mediated rabies by 2030.

    Ren Minghui;Matthew Stone;Maria Helena Semedo;Louis Nel

  • Can rabies be eradicated

    C. E. Rupprecht;Janine L. Barrett;D. Briggs;F. Cliquet

  • Development and Evaluation of a Real-Time Reverse Transcription-Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Rapid Detection of Rift Valley Fever Virus in Clinical Specimens

    C. A. Le Roux;T. Kubo;T. Kubo;A. A. Grobbelaar;P. Jansen van Vuren

  • Discrepancies in data reporting for rabies, Africa.

    Louis Hendrik Nel

  • Fatal human infection with rabies-related Duvenhage virus, South Africa.

    Janusz T. Paweska;Lucille H. Blumberg;Charl Liebenberg;Richard H. Hewlett

  • Mongoose rabies in southern Africa: a re-evaluation based on molecular epidemiology

    L.H. Nel;C.T. Sabeta;B. von Teichman;J.B. Jaftha

  • Renewed global partnerships and redesigned roadmaps for rabies prevention and control

    Tiziana Lembo;Tiziana Lembo;Michael Attlan;Herve Bourhy;Sarah Cleaveland

  • Molecular epidemiology of rabies: Focus on domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) and black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) from northern South Africa

    G.C. Zulu;C.T. Sabeta;L.H. Nel

  • Pre-exposure rabies prophylaxis: a systematic review.

    Jocelyn A Kessels;Sergio Recuenco;Ana Maria Navarro-Vela;Raffy Deray

  • Molecular epidemiology of rabies virus in South Africa: evidence for two distinct virus groups

    B. F. von Teichman;G. R. Thomson;C. D. Meredith;L. H. Nel

  • Emergence of lyssaviruses in the Old World: the case of Africa.

    L. H. Nel;C. E. Rupprecht

  • Genetic heterogeneity of SAT-1 type foot-and-mouth disease viruses in southern Africa.

    A. D. S. Bastos;D. T. Haydon;R. Forsberg;N. J. Knowles

  • A Bayesian approach for inferring the dynamics of partially observed endemic infectious diseases from space-time-genetic data

    Nardus Mollentze;Louis Hendrik Nel;Sunny E. Townsend;Kevin Le Roux

  • Global epidemiology of canine rabies: past, present, and future prospects

    Louise H Taylor;Louis H Nel

  • Identification methods for Legionella from environmental samples.

    C. Bartie;S.N. Venter;L.H. Nel

  • Isolation of Lagos bat virus from water mongoose.

    Wanda Markotter;Ivan Kuzmin;Charles E. Rupprecht;Jenny Randles

  • Molecular epidemiology of canid rabies in Zimbabwe and South Africa.

    C.T Sabeta;J Bingham;L.H Nel

Frequent Co-Authors

Janusz T. Paweska
Janusz T. Paweska National Health Laboratory Service
Thomas Müller
Thomas Müller Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Anthony R. Fooks
Anthony R. Fooks St George's, University of London
Sarah Cleaveland
Sarah Cleaveland University of Glasgow
Jakob Zinsstag
Jakob Zinsstag Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Darryn L. Knobel
Darryn L. Knobel Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
Daniel T. Haydon
Daniel T. Haydon University of Glasgow
Hervé Bourhy
Hervé Bourhy Université Paris Cité
Noël Tordo
Noël Tordo Institut Pasteur

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