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Professor G Matope
Qualifications: DPhil (UZ), MVSc (UQ), BVSc (UZ)
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Areas of Specialization: Veterinary Microbiology (Bacteriology)
Research Interests: Molecular epidemiology and zoonotic diseases;Infection biology of Brucella spp, Bacillus anthracis and Salmonella spp; Food microbiology.

 

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Professor Gift Matope is a senior lecturer of Veterinary Microbiology in the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, having joined the University of Zimbabwe the 1st February 2003. A veterinarian by profession and specialised in Veterinary Bacteriology, he has vast experience in the field, having worked in the Department of Veterinary Services for close to ten years. He teaches Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology, Veterinary Immunology and Vaccinology, Infectious Diseases of Animals, Zoonotic Diseases and Food Safety, and Veterinary Laboratory Diagnostics to both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Professor Matope has supervised several student research projects both at undergraduate and postgraduate (MSc, MPhil. and DPhil) levels. He has held several academic leadership positions within the university community, including the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science, the Chairman of the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, and the Chairman of the Faculty Curriculum Review, and the Laboratory Management and Quality Assurance Committees. He is an accomplished scholar, whose passion for research centres on zoonotic diseases and food safety, infection biology, risk factors and disease modeling, and laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases. With over 50 research articles published in high impact peer-reviewed journals, Professor Matope has been actively involved in several community outreach programmes, research and developmental projects, consultancies, review of research articles and external examination at several Universities in the region.  

Research Publications in Peer-reviewed Journals

  1. Jambwa, P., Katsande, S., Matope, G., L.J. MacGaw (2021). Ethnoveterinary remedies used in avian complementary medicine in selected communal areas in Zimbabwe. Planta Medicine, 87, 1-11.  https://doi.org/10. 10.1055/a-1529-8618.
  2. Pfukenyi, D.M., Meletis, E., Modise, B., Ndengu, M., Kadzviti, F.W., Dipuo, K., Moesi, K., Kostoulas, P., Matope, G., (2020). Evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of the lateral flow assay, Rose Bengal test and the complement fixation test for the diagnosis of brucellosis in cattle using Bayesian latent class analysis. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.105075.
  3. Mukarati, N.L., Matope, G., de Garine-Wichatitsky, M., Ndhlovu, D.N., Caron, A., Pfukenyi, D.M. (2020). The pattern of anthrax at the wildlife-livestock-human interface in Zimbabwe. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008800.
  4. Mukarati, N.L., Ndumnego, O.C., Ochai, S.O., Jauro, S., Loveridge, A., van Heerden, H., Matope, G., Caron, A., Hanyire, T.G., de Garine-Wichatitsky, M., Pfukenyi, D.M. (2020). A serological survey of Bacillus anthracis reveals widespread exposure to the pathogen in free-range and captive lions in Zimbabwe. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13842.
  5. Ndengu, M., Matope, G., Tivapasi, M., Pfukenyi, D.M., Cetre-Sossah, C. & De Garine-Wichatitsky, M. (2020). Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of Rift Valley fever in cattle and selected wildlife species at the livestock/wildlife interface areas of Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 87(1), a1731. https://doi.org/10.4102/ojvr.v87i1.1731.
  6. Bourgarel, M., Noël, V., Pfukenyi, D., Michantiux, J., André,  A., Becquart, P., Cerqueira, F., Barrachina, C., Boué , V., Talignani, L., Matope G., Missé D., Morand, S., Liégeois, F. (2019). Next-Generation Sequencing on Insectivorous Bat Guano: An Accurate Tool to Identify Arthropod Viruses of Potential Agricultural Concern, Viruses, 11, 1102; http://doi:10.3390/j.v11121102.
  7. Bhandi, S., Pfukenyi, D.M., Matope, G., Murondoti, A., Tivapasi, M., Ndengu, M., Scacchia, M., Bonfini, B., de Garine-Wichatitsky, M. (2019). Brucellosis and chlamydiosis seroprevalence in goats at livestock–wildlife interface areas of Zimbabwe. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 86(1), a1670. http://doi.org/10.4102/j.ojvr.v86i1.1670.
  8. Mukarati, N.L., Ndumnego, O., van Heerden, H., Ndhlovu, D.N., Matope, G., Caron, A., de Garine-Wichatitsky, M., Pfukenyi, D.M. (2018). A serological survey of anthrax in domestic dogs in Zimbabwe: a potential tool for anthrax surveillance. Epidemiology and Infection, 146, 1526-1532. http://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268818001577.
  9. Sibanda, S., Pfukenyi, D.M., Barson, M., Hangombe, B., Matope, G. (2018). Emergence of infection with Aphanomyces invadans in fish in some main aquatic ecosystems in Zimbabwe: A threat to national fisheries production. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 65, 1648-1656. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tbed.12922.
  10. Bourgarel, M., Pfukenyi, D.M., Boue, V., Talignani, L., Chiweshe, N., Diop, F., Caron, A., Matope, G., Misse, D., Liegeouis, F. (2018).  Circulation of Alphacoronavirus, Betacoronavirus and Paramyxovirus in Hipposideros bat species in Zimbabwe. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 58, 253-257.
  11. Ndengu, M., Matope, G., Tivapasi, M., Scachia, M., Bonfini, B.,   Pfukenyi, D.M. , de Garine-Wichatitsky, M., (2018). Seroprevalence of chlamydiosis in cattle and selected wildlife species at a wildlife-livestock interface area of Zimbabwe. Tropical Animal Health and Production 50 (5), 1107-1117. http://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-011-9888-z.
  12. Katsande, S., Baloyi, J.J., Nherera-Chokuda, F.V., Ngongoni, N.T., Gusha, J., Matope, G., Zvinorova, P.I. (2018). Degradability of amino acids in selected legume forages using the in situ nylon bag technique. African Journal of Range Forage Science, 35 (2), 131-135.
  13. Ndengu, M., Matope, G., de Garine-Wichatitsky, M., Tivapasi, M., Scachia, M., Bonfini, B., Pfukenyi, D.M. (2017). Seroprevalence of brucellosis in cattle and selected wildlife species at selected livestock/wildlife interface areas of the Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 146, 158-165. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2017.08.004.
  14. Chikerema, S. Gwitira, I., Murwira, A., Pfukenyi, D.M., Matope, G. (2017). Comparison of GARP and Maxent in modelling the geographic distribution of Bacillus anthracis in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Veterinary Journal, 35 (1), 1-6.
  15. Marume, A., Matope, G., Katsande, S., Khoza, S., Mutingwende, I., Mduluza, T., Munodawafa-Taderera, T., Ndhlala, A.R. (2017). Wound healing properties of selected plants used in ethnoveterinary medicine. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 8:544, http://dx.doi: 10.3389/fphar.2017.00544.
  16. Marume, A., Khoza, S., Matope, G., Nyakudya, T.T., Mduluza, T., Ndhlala, A.R. (2017). Antioxidant properties, protein binding capacity and mineral content of some plants traditionally used in the management of animal wounds. South African Journal of Botany, 111, 23-28. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2017.03.003.
  17. Marume, A., Matope, G., Chitindingu, K., Khoza, S., Mutingwende, I., Mduluza, T., Taderera, T., Ndhlala, A.R. (2017). An overview of the Adeniums:Toxic ornamental plants with significant medicinal value. Journal of Applied Science in Southern Africa, 25(1).
  18. Ndengu, M., de Garine-Wichatitsky, M., Pfukenyi, D.M., Tivapasi, M., Mukamuri, B., Matope, G.(2017). Assessment of community awareness and risk perceptions of zoonotic causes of abortion in cattle at three selected livestock-wildlife interface areas of Zimbabwe. Epidemiology and Infection, 145 (7), 1304-1319. 
  19. Ducrotoy, M., Bertu, W.J., Matope, G., Cadmus, S., Conde-Alavarez, R., Gusi, A.M., Welburn, S., Ocholi, R., Blasco, J.M., Moriyon, I. (2017). Brucellosis in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges for management, diagnosis and control. Acta Tropica, 165, 175-193. http://doi.org/10.101016/j.actatropica.2015.10.023.
  20. Moyo, I.A., Mudimba, T. N., Ndhlovu, D.N., Dhliwayo, S., Chikerema, S.M., Matope, G. (2017). Temporal and spatial patterns of theileriosis in Zimbabwe: 2000 – 2014. Bulletin for Animal Health and Production in Africa, 65, 565-575.
  21. Chipangura, J. K., Kamudyariwa, S., Matope, G. (2016). A survey on the prevalence of lameness in sows from three commercial pig farms selected from in and around Harare in Zimbabwe.      Zimbabwe Veterinary Journal, 34(1): 1-7.
  22. Dhliwayo, S., Rwanga, R., Zvavamwe, T., Tivapasi, M.T., Matope, G., Barton, M. (2016). Clinical assessment of wounds and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of aerobic bacterial isolates in dogs at two surgeries in Harare. Zimbabwe Veterinary Journal, 34(1): 1-8.
  23. Gadaga BM, Etter EMC, Mukamuri B, Makwangudze KJ, Pfukenyi DM, Matope G. (2016).  Living at the edge of an interface area in Zimbabwe: cattle owners, commodity chain and health workers’ awareness, perceptions and practices on zoonoses. BMC Public Health (2016), 16: 84, http://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-2744-3.
  24. Katsande, S., Baloyi, J.J., Nherera-Chokuda, F.V., Ngongoni, N.T., Matope, G., Zvinorova, P.I. and Gusha, J. (2016). Apparent digestibility and microbial protein yield of Desmodium uncinatum, Mucuna pruriens and Vigna unguiculata forage legumes in goats. African Journal of Range and Forage Science, 33 (1), 53-58.
  25. Katsande, S., Baloyi, J.J., Nherera-Chokuda, F.V., Ngongoni, N.T. and Matope, G. (2015). In vitro degradability of Desmodium uncinatum, Mucuna pruriens and Vigna unguiculata forage legumes using the Ankom gas techniques. Indian Journal of Animal Research, 49(2), 168-172.
  26. Muchaamba, F., Mutiringindi, T.H., Dhliwayo, S., Tivapasi, M.T. and Matope, G. (2014). A survey of feline leukemia virus of domestic cats from selected areas in Harare, Zimbabwe. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 85(1), Art.# 1126, 6 pages. http://doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v85i1.1126.
  27. Chinyoka, S., Dhliwayo, S., Marabini, L., Dutlow, K., Matope,G. and Pfukenyi, D.M. (2014). Serological survey of Brucella canis in dogs in urban Harare and selected rural communities in Zimbabwe. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 85(1), Art.# 1087, 5 pages. http://doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v85i1.1087.
  28. Muma, J.B., Mwacalmba, K., Munangándu, H., Matope,G., Banche, G., Jenkins, A., Siamudaala, V., Mweene, A., and Marcotty, T. (2014). The contribution of veterinary medicine to public health and poverty reduction in developing countries. Veterinaria Italiana, 50(2), 117-129.  http://doi.org/10.12834/VetIt.1405.323.
  29. Makanyanga, T. B, Mutema, G., Mukarati, N.L., Chikerema, S.M., Makaya, P.V., Musari, S. and Matope, G. (2014). Microbial quality of Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) meat from three selected farms in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 170, 44-47. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2013.10.020.
  30. Motsi, T.R., Tichiwangana, S.C., Matope, G. and Mukarati, N.L. (2013). A serological survey of brucellosis in wild ungulate species from five game parks in Zimbabwe. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 80(1), Art.# 586, 4 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ojvr.v80i1.586.
  31. Masanganise, K., Matope, G. and Pfukenyi, D.M. (2013). A survey on auditing, quality assurance systems and legal frameworks in five selected slaughterhouses in Bulawayo, southwestern Zimbabwe. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 80(1), Art.# 575, 8 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ojvr.v80i1.575.
  32. Chikerema, S.M., Murwira, A., Matope, G. and Pfukenyi, D.M. (2013). Spatial modelling of Bacillus anthracis ecological niche in Zimbabwe. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 111, 25-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.04.006.
  33. Katsande, S., Matope, G., Ndengu, M. and Pfukenyi, D.M. (2013). Prevalence of mastitis in dairy cows from smallholder farms in Zimbabwe. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 80(1), Art.# 523, 7 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ojvr.v80i1.523.
  34. Chikerema, S.M., Matope, G. and Pfukenyi, D.M. (2013). Awareness and attitude towards zoonoses with particular reference to anthrax among cattle owners in selected rural communities of Zimbabwe. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 13 (4), 243-249. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2011.0916.
  35. Godfroid, J., Al Dahouk, S., Pappas, G., Roth, F., Matope, G., Muma, J., Marcotty, T., Pfeiffer, D., and Skjerve, E. (2013). A “One Health” surveillance and control of brucellosis in developing countries: Moving away from improvisation. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 36, 241-248. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2012.09.001.
  36. Dhliwayo, S., Matope, G., Marabini, L., Dutlow, K. and Pfukenyi, D.M. (2012). Seroprevalence  of leptospirosis in dogs in urban Harare and selected rural communities in Zimbabwe. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 79(1),Art.#447,6pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.41012/ojvr.v79i.1.447.
  37. Mhone, T.,A., Matope, G. and Saidi, P.T. (2012). Detection of Salmonella spp., Candida albicans, Aspergillus spp. and Antimicrobial Residues in raw and processed cow milk from selected smallholder farms of Zimbabwe.  Veterinary Medicine International, 2012, Article ID 301902. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/301902.25.          
  38. Chikerema, S.M., Pfukenyi, D.M., Hang’ombe, B.M., L’Abee-Lund, T.M. and Matope, G. (2012). Isolation of Bacillus anthracis from soil in selected high-risk areas of Zimbabwe. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 113, 1389-1395. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jam.12006.
  39. Makaya, P.V., Matope, G. and Pfukenyi, D.M. (2012). Distribution of Salmonella serovars and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Salmonella Enteritidis from poultry reared in different farming sectors of Zimbabwe. Avian Pathology, 41, 221-226. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03079457.2012.667558.
  40. Chikerema, S.M., Pfukenyi, D.M., Matope, G. and Bhebhe, E. (2012).Temporal and spatial distribution of cattle anthrax outbreaks in Zimbabwe between 1967 and 2006. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 44, 63-70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11250-011-9888-z.
  41. Mhone, T.A., Matope, G. and Saidi, P.T. (2011). Aerobic bacterial, coliform, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus counts of raw and processed milk from selected smallholder dairy farms of Zimbabwe. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 141, 223-228. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.08.028.
  42. Muma, J.B., Munyeme, M., Matope, G., Siamudaala, V.M., Munang’andu, H.M., Matandiko, W., Godfroid, J., Skerve, E. and Tryland, M. (2011). Brucella seroprevalence of the Kafue lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis) and the Black lechwe (Kobus leche smithemani): Exposure associated to contact with cattle. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 100, 256-260. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2011.03.013.
  43. Matope, G., Muma, J.B., Toft, N., Gori, E., Lund, A., Nielsen, K. and Skjerve, E. (2011). Evaluation of sensitivity and specificity of RBT, c-ELISA and fluorescence polarization assay for diagnosis of brucellosis in cattle using latent class analysis. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 141, 58-63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2011.02.005.
  44. Matope, G., Bhebhe, E., Muma, J.B., Oloya, J., Madekurozwa, R.L., Lund, A. and Skjerve, E. (2011). Seroprevalence of brucellosis and its associated risk factors in cattle from smallholder dairy farms in Zimbabwe. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 43, 975-982. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11250-011-9794-4.
  45. Mosalagae, D., Pfukenyi, D.M. and Matope, G. (2011). Milk Producers’ awareness to milk-borne zoonoses in selected smallholder and commercial dairy farms of Zimbabwe. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 43, 733-739. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11250-010-9761-5.
  46. Matope, G., Bhebhe,  E., Muma, J.B., Lund, A. and Skjerve, E. (2011). Risk factors for Brucella spp. infection in smallholder household herds. Epidemiology and Infection, 139, 157-164. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/SO950268810000968.
  47. Muma, J.B., Lund, A., Siamudaala, V.M., Munang’andu, H.M., Munyeme, M., Matope, G., Nielsen, K., Djønne, B., Godfroid, J., M. Tryland and Skjerve, E. (2010). Serosurvey of Brucella spp. infection in the Kafue lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis) of the Kafue flats in Zambia. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 46, 1063-1069.
  48. Chimana, H. M., Muma, J.B., Samui, K.L., Hangombe, B.L., Munyeme, M., Matope, G., Phiri, A.M., Godfroid, J., Skjerve, E. and Tryland, M. (2010). A comparative study of the prevalence of brucellosis in commercial and small-scale mixed dairy-beef cattle enterprises of Lusaka Province and Chibombo district, Zambia. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 42, 1541-1545. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11250-010-9604-4.
  49. Matope, G., Bhebhe, E., Muma, J.B., Lund, A. and Skjerve, E. (2010). Herd-level factors for Brucella seropositivity in cattle reared in smallholder dairy farms of Zimbabwe. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 94, 213-221. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2010.01.003.
  50. Matope, G., Makaya, P.V., Dhliwayo, S., Gadha, S., Madekurozwa, R.L. and Pfukenyi, D.M. (2010). A retrospective study of brucellosis seroprevalence in commercial and smallholder cattle farms of Zimbabwe. Bulletin for Animal Health and Production in Africa, 58, (4), 326-333.           
  51. Muma, J.B., Lund, A., Nielsen, K., Matope, G., Munyeme, M., Mwacalimba, K., and Skjerve, E. (2009). Effectiveness of Rose Bengal test and fluorescence polarization assay in the diagnosis of Brucella spp. Infections in free range cattle reared in endemic areas in Zambia. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 41, 723-729. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11250-008-9244-0.
  52. Matope, G., Bhebhe, E., Muma, J.B., Skjerve, E. and Djonne, B. (2009). Characterization of some Brucella species from Zimbabwe by biochemical profiling and AMOS-PCR. BMC Research Notes, 2, 261. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500/2/261.
  53. Oloya, J., Opuda-Asibo, J., Djønne, B., Muma, J.B., Matope, G., Kazwala, R. and Skjerve, E. (2006). Responses to tuberculin among Zebu cattle in the transhumance regions of Karamoja and Nakasongola district of Uganda. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 38, 275-283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11250-006-4322-7.
  54. Muma, J.B., Samui, K.L, Siamudaala, V.M., Oloya, J., Matope, G., Omer, M.K., Munyeme, M., Mubita, C. and Skjerve, E. (2006). Prevalence of Antibodies to Brucella spp. in Traditional Cattle and Goats Reared in Livestock-Wildlife Interface Areas of Zambia. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 38, 195-206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11250-006-4320-9.
  55. Matope, G, Schlundt, J., Makaya, P.V., Aarbo, S., and Bagessen, D.L. (1998). Salmonella Enteritidis situation in poultry: an emerging zoonosis in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Veterinary Journal, 29, 132-138.
  56. Mohan, K., Makaya, P.V., Muvavarirwa, P., Matope, G., Mahembe, E. and Pawandiawa, A. (1996). Brucellosis surveillance and control in Zimbabwe: bacteriological and serological investigation in dairy herds. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 63, 47-51.
  57. Mavenyengwa, M. and Matope, G. (1995). An outbreak of Quarter Evil in weaner pigs in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Veterinary Journal, 26, 136-138.

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