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	1.	Research article Evaluation of pharmacological activities, cytotoxicity and phenolic composition of four Maytenus species used in southern African traditional medicine to treat intestinal infections and diarrhoeal diseases Aroke Shahid Ahmed, Lyndy J McGaw, Jacobus N Eloff BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013, 13:100 (11 May 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	2.	Research article Evaluation of the inhibition of carbohydrate hydrolysing enzymes, antioxidant activity and polyphenolic content of extracts of ten African Ficus species (Moraceae) used traditionally to treat diabetes Oyinlola O Olaokun, Lyndy J McGaw, Jacobus N Eloff, Vinny Naidoo BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013, 13:94 (4 May 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	3.	Short report Babesia lengau associated with cerebral and haemolytic babesiosis in two domestic cats Anna-Mari Bosman, Marinda C Oosthuizen, Estelle H Venter, Johan CA Steyl, Tertius A Gous, Barend L Penzhorn Parasites & Vectors 2013, 6:128 (1 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Babesia lengau, initially described from clinically normal cheetahs, was associated with cerebral and haemolytic babesiosis, respectively, in two domestic cats in South Africa. Image: Congestion of brain of affected cat, with multiple petechiae.
	4.	Research The phenotype of floating-harbor syndrome: clinical characterization of 52 individuals with mutations in exon 34 of SRCAP Sarah M Nikkel, Andrew Dauber, Sonja de Munnik, Meghan Connolly, Rebecca L Hood, Oana Caluseriu, Jane Hurst, Usha Kini, Malgorzata J Nowaczyk, Alexandra Afenjar, Beate Albrecht, Judith E Allanson, Paolo Balestri, Tawfeg Ben-Omran, Francesco Brancati, Isabel Cordeiro, Bruna Santos da Cunha, Louisa A Delaney, Anne Destrée, David Fitzpatrick, Francesca Forzano, Neeti Ghali, Greta Gillies, Katerina Harwood, Yvonne M Hendriks, Delphine Héron, Alexander Hoischen, Engela Magdalena Honey, Lies H Hoefsloot, Jennifer Ibrahim et al. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2013, 8:63 (27 April 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	5.	Case report *Computed tomography imaging of a leopard tortoise (Geochelone pardalis pardalis) with confirmed pulmonary fibrosis: a case report* Chee Lim, Robert M Kirberger, Emily P Lane, Dorianne L Elliott Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2013, 55:35 (23 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	6.	Anniversary Update White-nose syndrome in bats: illuminating the darkness Paul M Cryan, Carol Meteyer, Justin G Boyles, David S Blehert BMC Biology 2013, 11:47 (15 April 2013) Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	7.	Research *Co-infection with Anaplasma platys, Bartonella henselae* and Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum in a veterinarian** Ricardo G Maggi, Patricia E Mascarelli, Lauren N Havenga, Vinny Naidoo, Edward B Breitschwerdt Parasites & Vectors 2013, 6:103 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Veterinarians should attempt to limit occupational, zoonotic risks during daily activities. Physicians, caring for animal health professionals, should consider the possibility of persistent vector-borne zoonoses in their differential diagnoses. Image: Field necropsy of a horse.
	8.	Research A primer on equalization, decoding and non-iterative joint equalization and decoding Hermanus C Myburgh, Jan C Olivier EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing 2013, 2013:79 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF
	9.	Original investigation The adaptability of red blood cells Etheresia Pretorius Cardiovascular Diabetology 2013, 12:63 (11 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	10.	Research article Antibacterial constituents of three Cameroonian medicinal plants: Garcinia nobilis, Oricia suaveolens and Balsamocitrus camerunensis Hugues Fouotsa, Armelle T Mbaveng, Celine D Mbazoa, Augustin E Nkengfack, Shaheen Farzana, Choudhary M Iqbal, Jacobus J Marion Meyer, Namrita Lall, Victor Kuete BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013, 13:81 (10 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	11.	Methodology Discovery-2: an interactive resource for the rational selection and comparison of putative drug target proteins in malaria Phelelani T Mpangase, Michal J Szolkiewicz, Misha le Grange, Jeanré H Smit, Pieter B Burger, Fourie Joubert Malaria Journal 2013, 12:116 (28 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary An update of the Discovery database. This database proposes to facilitate the selection of putative drug targets by mining information with specific emphasis on drug targets, structure and protein-ligand interactions.
	12.	Research article Host adapted intramammary infections in pregnant heifers which were co-housed and reared on fresh milk as calves Inge-Marié Petzer, Joanne Karzis, Maia Lesosky, Johanna C Watermeyer, Renette Badenhorst BMC Veterinary Research 2013, 9:49 (15 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	13.	Review Determining quantitative targets for public funding of tuberculosis research and development David R Walwyn Health Research Policy and Systems 2013, 11:10 (8 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	14.	Research article Efficacy and toxicity of thirteen plant leaf acetone extracts used in ethnoveterinary medicine in South Africa on egg hatching and larval development of Haemonchus contortus Mathew Adamu, Vinasan Naidoo, Jacobus N Eloff BMC Veterinary Research 2013, 9:38 (26 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	15.	Review Chimbutane, Feliciano 2011. Rethinking bilingual education in postcolonial contexts. N. H. Hornberger and C. Baker ed Bristol, Buffalo, Toronto: multilingual matters. 183p. Michel Lafon Multilingual Education 2013, 3:2 (25 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF
	16.	Research A low complexity Hopfield neural network turbo equalizer Hermanus C Myburgh, Jan C Olivier EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing 2013, 2013:15 (8 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF
	17.	Research article *Seroprevalence and risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii* in sheep in Grosseto district, Tuscany, Italy** Beniamino T Cenci-Goga, Antonio Ciampelli, Paola Sechi, Fabrizia Veronesi, Iolanda Moretta, Valentina Cambiotti, Peter N Thompson BMC Veterinary Research 2013, 9:25 (7 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	18.	Research Analysis of an offset modulation transmission Kahesh Dhuness, Bodhaswar T Maharaj EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking 2013, 2013:19 (30 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF
	19.	Research article Introduction of the AmpliChip CYP450 Test to a South African cohort: a platform comparative prospective cohort study Tyren M Dodgen, Warren E Hochfeld, Heidi Fickl, Sahle M Asfaha, Chrisna Durandt, Paul Rheeder, Britt I Drögemöller, Galen E B Wright, Louise Warnich, Christiaan DJ Labuschagne, Antoinette van Schalkwyk, Andrea Gaedigk, Michael S Pepper BMC Medical Genetics 2013, 14:20 (29 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	20.	Original investigation Changes in red blood cell membrane structure in type 2 diabetes: a scanning electron and atomic force microscopy study Antoinette V Buys, Mia-Jean Van Rooy, Prashilla Soma, Dirk Van Papendorp, Boguslaw Lipinski, Etheresia Pretorius Cardiovascular Diabetology 2013, 12:25 (28 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	21.	Research Suzuki-type fixed point theorem for fuzzy mappings in ordered metric spaces Basit Ali, M Abbas Fixed Point Theory and Applications 2013, 2013:9 (10 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF
	22.	Research Towards the elimination of malaria in South Africa: a review of surveillance data in Mutale Municipality, Limpopo Province, 2005 to 2010 Ester Khosa, Lazarus R Kuonza, Phillip Kruger, Eric Maimela Malaria Journal 2013, 12:7 (8 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A good, basic study on the status of malaria morbidity and mortality in a high incidence area in Limpopo Province, South Africa.
	23.	Review Sustainable malaria control: transdisciplinary approaches for translational applications Lyn-Marie Birkholtz, Riana Bornman, Walter Focke, Clifford Mutero, Christiaan de Jager Malaria Journal 2012, 11:431 (26 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary If the malaria community is to achieve elimination and eradication, the key realization is that this has to be approached with the long-term goal of sustainability. This review could provide a convenient ¿first stop¿ for readers interested in an overview of the requirements and considerations for sustainable malaria control and elimination.
	24.	Research article Comparison between the BACTEC MGIT 960 system and the agar proportion method for susceptibility testing of multidrug resistant tuberculosis strains in a high burden setting of South Africa Halima M Said, Marleen M Kock, Nazir A Ismail, Kamaldeen Baba, Shaheed V Omar, Ayman G Osman, Anwar A Hoosen, Marthie M Ehlers BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:369 (22 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	25.	Research article Sequence-based in silico analysis of well studied Hepatitis C Virus epitopes and their variants in other genotypes (particularly genotype 5a) against South African human leukocyte antigen backgrounds Nishi Prabdial-Sing, Adrian J Puren, Sheila M Bowyer BMC Immunology 2012, 13:67 (10 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed