Josephus J Fourie- 16 years experience in veterinary contract research
- Acted as study Director/Investigator on 300+ pre-clinical and clinical trials
- 50+ Publication in Peer reviewed Scientific Journals
- Halos L, Fourie J.J., Fankhauser B., Beugnet F. 206. Knock-down and speed of kill of a combination of fipronil and permethrin for the prevention of Ctenocephalides felis flea infestation in dogs. Parasit Vectors 9:57
- Varloud M., Fourie J.J., Blagburn B.L., Deflandre A. 2015. Expellency, anti-feeding and speed of kill of a dinotefuran-permethrin-pyriproxyfen spot-on (Vectra(R) 3D) in dogs weekly challenged with adult fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) for 1 month-comparison to a spinosad tablet (Comfortis(R)). Parasitol Res 114(7):2649-2657.
- Fourie J.J., Joubert A., Labuschagnè M., Beugnet F. 2013. New method using quantitative PCR to follow the tick blood meal and to assess the anti-feeding effect of topical acaricide against Rhipicephalus sanguineus on dogs. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 37:181-187.
- Fourie J.J., Liebenberg J., Nyangiwe N., Austin C., Horak I., Bhushan C. 2013.The effects of a pour-on formulation of fluazuron 2.5% and flumethrin 1% on populations of Rhipicephalus decoloratus and Rhipicephalus microplus both on and off bovine (Bonsmara breed) hosts. Parasitol Res 112:67-79.
- Fourie J.J., Stanneck D., Luus H.G., Beugnet F., Wijnveld M., Jongejan F. 2013. Transmission of Ehrlichia canis by Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks feeding on dogs and on artificial membranes. Vet Parasitol 197(3-4):595-603.
- Kuzner J., Turk S., Fourie J.J., Grace S., Marchiondo A.A., Rugg D. Efficacy of a novel fipronil spot-on for the treatment and control of induced infestations of adult cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) and castor bean ticks (Ixodes ricinus) on cats. 2013. Parasitol Res 112 (2013):365-372.
- Jongejan F., Fourie J.J., Chester S.T., Manavella C., Mallouk Y., Pollmeier M.G., Baggott D. 2011. The prevention of the transmission of Babesia canis by Dermacentor reticulatus to dogs using a novel combination of fipronil, amitraz and (S)-methoprene. Vet Parasitol 179(4):343-350.
- Co-authored book chapter entitled "Biology, ecology and vector role of fleas", in Guide to vector borne diseases of pets (Edited and published by Merial, Lyon), 2013.
- Co-authored book chapter entitled "The Bed Bug Resurgence in Africa", in "Advances in the biology and management of modern bed bugs" (Edited Stephen L. Doggett, Dini M. Miller and Chow-Yang Lee, published by Wiley Blackwell, Penang, Malaysia), 2018. Read More Read Less