Wilhelm Otto Daniel Martin Neitz, South African veterinarian and protozoologist (Potgeietersus, today Mokopane 17 November 1906 – Pretoria 18 August 1979) Authored over 133 scientific publications With G. de Kock, R.M. Du Toit & C.J. Van Heerden described Tzaneen disease (1937) With R.M. du Toit identified the plurality of strains of the bluetongue virus (1948) Discovered the enigmatic disease of calves known as sweating sickness is caused by bite of Hyalomma truncatum (1954) Identified and described Theileria parva lawrencei as causative agent of Corridor disease (1955) Named Corridor disease (1956) Discovered the chemotherapeutic cure for ruminant heartwater employing sulphonamides being the first use of this drug against rickettsial infections of animals and humans (1930s) Developed method of immunization against heartwater With R.A. Alexander developed a heartwater blood vaccine Discovered that development of macroschizonts of Theileria parva parva is suppressed by tetracyclines DESCRIBED NEW TAXA Genus Cytauxzoon 1948 with Thomas (Protozoa) Species Bacteria Grahamella couchi 1938 Mycoplasma ovis 1934 Protozoa Cytauxzoon strepsicerosi 1956 with Lange Cytauxzoon sylvicaprae 1948 with Thomas Acari Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) hyracophila 1971 with Hoogstral & Walker Subspecies Theileria parva parva 1957 HONOURS Doctor Honoris Causa, Tierärztliche Hochschule, Hannover (1963) LINKS http://www.parsa.ac.za/#!wilhelm-neitz/c1b4y
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