Biography
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)
