The monotypic South African alderfly genus Leptosialis Esben-Petersen, 1920 is reviewed and Leptosialis africana Esben-Petersen, 1920 is redescribed. In the process a new species of alderfly Leptosialis necopinatasp. n. from the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa is recognised and described. Within Sialidae the new species most closely resembles Leptosialis africana. A key...

Rickettsial organisms resembling Ehrlichia ruminantium (the causative organism of heartwater) were demonstrated in brain smears and formalin-fixed brain sections derived from a buffalo calf that died on a private game reserve in northern KwaZulu-Natal. The possibility that the tick-free environment of a quarantine boma may have affected the calf's immunity, is discussed. These findings suggest ...

Andrew L. GrAy, M.Sc.(PhArM.), FPS, is Senior Lecturer, Department of Therapeutics and Medicines Management, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, PBag 7, Congella 4013, South Africa, and President, Hospital Pharmacy Section, International Pharmaceutical Federation ([email protected]). The author has declared no potential conflicts of interest. Copyright © 2009, Ame...

Globally, many educational systems were designed to produce a labour force meet the requirements of previous industrial revolutions. Currently, in fourth revolution, world is undergoing profound changes all spheres. Learners need be prepared for future with novel jobs, radical information and communication technology (ICT), global problems never previously encountered. Many countries have there...

1 School of Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, King George V Avenue, Glenwood, Durban 4041, South Africa 2 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Natural Resources and the Environment, Ecosystems, Earth Observation, PO Box 395, Pretoria 0001, South Africa 3 Laboratory for Imaging Algorithms and Systems, Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, 54...

Barbara Milani,1 Nicola Magrini,2 Andy Gray,3 Phil Wiffen4 and Willem Scholten1* 1Department of Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies, World Health Organization, Geneva 2Director NHS CeVEAS, Centre for the Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Health Care, WHO Collaborating Centre for Evidence-based Research Synthesis and Guideline Development in Reproductive Health, Modena, Italy 3Senio...

We sought to determine the prevalence and severity of exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage (EIPH) in South African Thoroughbred racehorses in a racing jurisdiction that did not allow furosemide and nasal dilator strips, racing at different altitudes and to determine the relationship between EIPH and racing performance. The study was an observational cross-sectional study conducted in 1,005 Th...

1 Saving Newborn Lives/Save the Children, Cape Town, South Africa, 2 John Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, 3 United States National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, United States of America, 4 Ghana Academy of Arts and Science, Accra, Ghana, 5 The Universities of Kwazulu-Natal and the Witwatersrand, Durban, South Africa, 6 ...

Chromolaena odorata (L.) King & Robinson (Asteraceae: Eupatorieae), a shrub of neotropical origin, is a primary threat to the conservation of biodiversity, and to pastoral and crop agriculture and forestry in the subtropical regions of South Africa. It invades much of the sugarcane growing areas in KwaZulu-Natal and thus impacts negatively on the South African sugar industry. The plant presents...

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae have been increasingly reported throughout the world. The first South African report of a New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase was from Gauteng in August 2011. Despite maintaining a high degree of vigilance, the first such case was seen in KwaZulu-Natal almost a year later. Other cases have been unable to confirm a definite link to any other affected areas; t...