Research leader: Prof. Wanda Markotter

Department of Medical Virology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria Position: Professor/ SARChI in Infectious Diseases of Animals (Zoonoses) Physical address; Room 2-72, Pathology Building, 5 Bophelo Road, Prinshof Campus, University of Pretoria, Corner of Steve Biko and Dr Savage St, Pretoria 0001. Tel: +27 012 319 2353 E-mail: [email protected]

Biography

Prof. Wanda Markotter is the Director of the Centre for Viral Zoonoses, Department of Medical Virology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria. Since January 2016 she is also occupying a DST-NRF South African Research Chair in “Infectious Diseases of Animals (Zoonoses)”. She has an established research programme specifically focusing on disease ecology of zoonotic pathogens associated with bats and other small mammals.

Research description 

Research focuses on the disease ecology, pathogenicity and diagnostics of rabies as well as other zoonotic pathogens associated with African bat species and other small mammals (rodents, sengi and shrews). The research includes regular fieldwork in South Africa and other African countries, seroepidemiological studies, isolation of bat-borne and other small mammal viral agents and determination of viral loads in naturally infected bats as well as pathogenicity studies on selected zoonotic viruses under experimental conditions in high bio-containment facilities.

Research Gate ID

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wanda_Markotter

Orchid ID

orcid.org/0000-0002-7550-0080

Scopus Author ID

12752757200