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  1. Immunohistochemical investigation of canine lymph nodes collected during a rabies outbreak in South Africa

    Article • Journal of General Virology, November 2025, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  2. Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Rabies Virus Lineages in South Africa

    Article • Viruses, February 2025, MDPI AG

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  3. Animal rabies in Mozambique: a retrospective study with focus on dog rabies and vaccination coverage

    Article • Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, November 2024, Medpharm Publications

    Prof Claude Sabeta, Dr Milton Mapatse

  4. Rabies in Cats—An Emerging Public Health Issue

    Article • Viruses, October 2024, MDPI AG

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  5. Evidence for a host switching in the maintenance of canid rabies variant in two wild carnivore species in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa

    Article • Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, March 2024, Medpharm Publications

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  6. Patterns of Animal Rabies Prevalence in Northern South Africa between 1998 and 2022

    Article • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  7. Molecular Characterization of Lyssaviruses Originating from Domestic and Wild Cats Provides an Insight on the Diversity of Lyssaviruses and a Risk of Rabies Transmission to Other Susceptible Mammals and Humans in South Africa

    Article • Pathogens, October 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  8. Serological evidence of high pathogenicity virus infection inEidolon helvumfruit bats in Nigeria

    Article • June 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Professor Nigel James Temperton, Prof Claude Sabeta

  9. A Case Report on a Human Bite Contact with a Rabid Honey Badger Mellivora capensis (Kromdraai Area, Cradle of Humankind, South Africa)

    Article • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  10. Diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of immunohistochemistry for the detection of rabies virus in domestic and wild animals in South Africa

    Article • Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, February 2023, SAGE Publications

    Prof Claude Sabeta, Dr Lieza Odendaal

  11. Rabies Virus Seroprevalence among Dogs in Limpopo National Park and the Phylogenetic Analyses of Rabies Viruses in Mozambique

    Article • Pathogens, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof Claude Sabeta, Dr Milton Mapatse

  12. Public Health Awareness on Bat Rabies among Bat Handlers and Persons Residing near Bat Roosts in Makurdi, Nigeria

    Article • Pathogens, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  13. Spatio-temporal epidemiology of animal and human rabies in northern South Africa between 1998 and 2017

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, July 2022, PLOS

    Kohei Makita, Prof Claude Sabeta

  14. Epidemiological Interface of Sylvatic and Dog Rabies in the North West Province of South Africa

    Article • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  15. Knowledge, attitudes, practices (KAP) and control of rabies among community households and health practitioners at the human-wildlife interface in Limpopo National Park, Massingir District, Mozambique

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, March 2022, PLOS

    Dr Milton Mapatse, Prof Claude Sabeta

  16. Rabies outbreak in black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas), South Africa, 2016

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, January 2022, Cambridge University Press

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  17. Serum Neutralization Profiles of Straw-Colored Fruit Bats (Eidolon helvum) in Makurdi (Nigeria), against Four Lineages of Lagos Bat Lyssavirus

    Article • Viruses, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  18. Exploiting Pan Influenza A and Pan Influenza B Pseudotype Libraries for Efficient Vaccine Antigen Selection

    Article • Vaccines, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Nigel James Temperton, Prof Claude Sabeta

  19. Synthetic influenza viruses from all A and B subtypes for vaccine testing

    Article • May 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Professor Nigel James Temperton, Prof Claude Sabeta

  20. A preliminary investigation of exposure to rabies virus in selected wildlife in the Kruger National Park, South Africa

    Article • Koedoe, March 2021, AOSIS Open Journals

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  21. Lyssaviruses in Insectivorous Bats, South Africa, 2003–2018

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, December 2020, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  22. Role of Oral Rabies Vaccines in the Elimination of Dog-Mediated Human Rabies Deaths

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, December 2020, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  23. Complete Coding Sequences of 23 South African Domestic and Wildlife Rabies Viruses

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, September 2020, ASM Journals

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  24. Rabies in the African Civet: An Incidental Host for Lyssaviruses?

    Article • Viruses, March 2020, MDPI AG

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  25. Rabies Vaccination of 6-Week-Old Puppies Born to Immunized Mothers: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a High-Mortality Population of Owned, Free-Roaming Dogs

    Article • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, March 2020, MDPI AG

    Felix Toka, Prof Claude Sabeta

  26. Economic and feasibility comparison of the dRIT and DFA for decentralized rabies diagnosis in resource-limited settings: The use of Nigerian dog meat markets as a case study

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, February 2020, PLOS

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  27. Molecular Detection of Rabies Lyssaviruses from Dogs in Southeastern Nigeria: Evidence of TransboundaryTransmission of Rabies in West Africa

    Article • Viruses, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  28. Further Evidence of Inadequate Quality in Lateral Flow Devices Commercially Offered for the Diagnosis of Rabies

    Article • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  29. Detection of lyssavirus antigen and antibody levels among apparently healthy and suspected rabid dogs in South-Eastern Nigeria

    Article • BMC Research Notes, December 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  30. The European Virus Archive goes global: A growing resource for research

    Article • Antiviral Research, October 2018, Elsevier

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  31. Controlling dog rabies in Africa: successes, failures and prospects for the future

    Article • Revue Scientifique et Technique de l OIE, August 2018, O.I.E (World Organisation for Animal Health)

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  32. Spatiotemporal epidemiology of rabies at an interface between domestic dogs and wildlife in South Africa

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  33. Rabies of canid biotype in wild dog (<i>Lycaon pictus</i>) and spotted hyaena (<i>Crocuta crocuta</i>) in Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa in 2014–2015: Diagnosis, possible origins and implications for control

    Article • Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, April 2018, Medpharm Publications

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  34. Comparison of G protein sequences of South African street rabies viruses showing distinct progression of the disease in a mouse model of experimental rabies

    Article • Microbes and Infection, September 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  35. Investigation of rabies virus glycoprotein carboxyl terminus as an in vitro predictive tool of neurovirulence. A 3R approach

    Article • Microbes and Infection, September 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  36. Sero-Surveillance of Lyssavirus Specific Antibodies in Nigerian Fruit Bats (Eidolon helvum)

    Article • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, July 2017, MDPI AG

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  37. Enhanced diagnosis of rabies and molecular evidence for the transboundary spread of the disease in Mozambique

    Article • Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, March 2017, Medpharm Publications

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  38. Unraveling Rabies Virus: Evolutionary History in Multiple Hosts

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, December 2016, PLOS

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  39. New isolations of the rabies-related Mokola virus from South Africa

    Article • BMC Veterinary Research, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  40. Glyco-Engineered Plant-Produced Rabies mAbs: A Promising Alternative to RIG

    Article • PLOS One, July 2016, PLOS

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  41. Evaluating Rapid Immunochromatographic Tests for Rabies Diagnosis in Developing Countries

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, June 2016, PLOS

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  42. Complete Genome Sequences of Six South African Rabies Viruses: TABLE 1 

    Article • Genome Announcements, October 2015, ASM Journals

    Dr Claude Sabeta, Prof Claude Sabeta

  43. Role of the glycoprotein G in lyssavirus pathogenicity

    Article • Future Virology, October 2015, Future Medicine

    Dr Claude Sabeta, Prof Claude Sabeta

  44. Biotinylated Polyclonal vs Monoclonal Antibodies for Rapid Rabies Diagnosis in Southern Africa

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, September 2014, PLOS

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  45. Antigenic characterisation of lyssaviruses in South Africa

    Article • Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, February 2014, AOSIS Open Journals

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  46. Engineering, Expression in Transgenic Plants and Characterisation of E559, a Rabies Virus-Neutralising Monoclonal Antibody

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, February 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  47. Mokola Virus: Geographic Distribution and Genetic Analysis

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, October 2013, PLOS

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  48. Emergence of rabies in the Gauteng Province, South Africa: 2010–2011

    Article • Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, April 2013, Medpharm Publications

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  49. The European Virus Archive: A new resource for virology research

    Article • Antiviral Research, August 2012, Elsevier

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  50. BLACK-BACKED JACKAL EXPOSURE TO RABIES VIRUS, CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS, AND BACILLUS ANTHRACIS IN ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK, NAMIBIA

    Article • Journal of Wildlife Diseases, April 2012, Wildlife Disease Association

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  51. Generation and characterization of a panel of anti-phosphoprotein monoclonal antibodies directed against Mokola virus

    Article • Virus Research, September 2011, Elsevier

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  52. An evaluation of dog rabies control in Limpopo province (South Africa)

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, July 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  53. Re-Emergence of Dog Rabies in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

    Article • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, November 2010, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  54. Rabies in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa - where are we going wrong?

    Article • Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, May 2010, Medpharm Publications

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  55. Mokola virus involved in a human contact (South Africa)

    Article • FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology, February 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  56. Evaluation of a rapid immunodiagnostic test kit for detection of African lyssaviruses from brain material

    Article • Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, September 2009, AOSIS Open Journals

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  57. The spread of canine rabies into Free State province of South Africa: A molecular epidemiological characterization

    Article • Virus Research, June 2009, Elsevier

    Prof Claude Sabeta

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

    Article • Virus Research, March 2009, Elsevier

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  59. Mongoose rabies and the African civet in Zimbabwe

    Article • Veterinary Record, November 2008, Wiley

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  60. Entamoeba histolytica: Genetic diversity of African strains based on the polymorphism of the serine-rich protein gene

    Article • Experimental Parasitology, March 2008, Elsevier

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  61. Epidemiology and Molecular Virus Characterization of Reemerging Rabies, South Africa

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, December 2007, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  62. Molecular epidemiology of rabies in bat-eared foxes (Otocyon megalotis) in South Africa

    Article • Virus Research, October 2007, Elsevier

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  63. Mokola Virus in Domestic Mammals, South Africa

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, September 2007, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  64. Lagos Bat Virus, South Africa

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, March 2006, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  65. A molecular epidemiological study of rabies epizootics in kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) in Namibia

    Article • BMC Veterinary Research, January 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Claude Sabeta

  66. Isolation of Lagos Bat Virus from Water Mongoose

    Article • January 2006, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Prof Claude Sabeta

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

    Article • Virus Research, May 2005, Elsevier

    Prof Claude Sabeta

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

    Article • Virus Research, February 2003, Elsevier

    Prof Claude Sabeta