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Mastomys natalensis Has a Cellular Immune Response Profile Distinct from Laboratory Mice [PDF]

Viruses, 2021
The multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis; M. natalensis) has been identified as a major reservoir for multiple human pathogens including Lassa virus (LASV), Leishmania spp., Yersinia spp., and Borrelia spp. Although M.
Tsing-Lee Tang-Huau, Kyle Rosenke, Kimberly Meade-White, Aaron Carmody, Brian J. Smith, Catharine M. Bosio, Michael A. Jarvis, Heinz Feldmann   +7 more
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Understanding Host–Virus Interactions: Assessment of Innate Immune Responses in Mastomys natalensis Cells after Arenavirus Infection [PDF]

Viruses, 2022
Mastomys natalensis is the natural host of various arenaviruses, including the human-pathogenic Lassa virus. Homologous arenaviruses, defined here as those having M. natalensis as a natural host, can establish long-lasting infection in M.
Nele Marie Brinkmann, Chris Hoffmann, Stephanie Wurr, Elisa Pallasch, Julia Hinzmann, Eleonore Ostermann, Wolfram Brune, Maria Elisabeth Eskes, Lukas Jungblut, Stephan Günther, Ludmilla Unrau, Lisa Oestereich   +11 more
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Experimental Morogoro Virus Infection in Its Natural Host, Mastomys natalensis [PDF]

Viruses, 2021
Natural hosts of most arenaviruses are rodents. The human-pathogenic Lassa virus and several non-pathogenic arenaviruses such as Morogoro virus (MORV) share the same host species, namely Mastomys natalensis (M. natalensis). In this study, we investigated
Chris Hoffmann, Stephanie Wurr, Elisa Pallasch, Sabrina Bockholt, Toni Rieger, Stephan Günther, Lisa Oestereich   +6 more
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Molecular cloning and host range analysis of three cytomegaloviruses from Mastomys natalensis [PDF]

Journal of Virology
Herpesvirus-based vectors are attractive for use as conventional or transmissible vaccines against emerging zoonoses in inaccessible animal populations.
Laura Staliunaite, Olha Puhach, Eleonore Ostermann, Kyle Rosenke, Jenna Nichols, Lisa Oestereich, Nafomon Sogoba, Heinz Feldmann, Andrew J. Davison, Michael A. Jarvis, Wolfram Brune   +10 more
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Luna Virus and Helminths in Wild Mastomys natalensis in Two Contrasting Habitats in Zambia: Risk Factors and Evidence of Virus Dissemination in Semen [PDF]

Pathogens, 2022
Transmission dynamics and the maintenance of mammarenaviruses in nature are poorly understood. Using metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) and RT-PCR, we investigated the presence of mammarenaviruses and co-infecting helminths in various tissues ...
Samuel Munalula Munjita, Given Moonga, Andrew Nalishuwa Mukubesa, Joseph Ndebe, Benjamin Mubemba, Manu Vanaerschot, Cristina Tato, John Tembo, Nathan Kapata, Simbarashe Chitanga, Katendi Changula, Mashiro Kajihara, Walter Muleya, Ayato Takada, Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet, Alimuddin Zumla, Hirofumi Sawa, Matthew Bates, Sody Munsaka, Edgar Simulundu   +19 more
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Host competence of African rodents Arvicanthis neumanni, A. niloticus and Mastomys natalensis for Leishmania major [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2019
Cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major is a typical zoonosis circulating in rodents. In Sub-Saharan Africa the reservoirs remain to be identified, although L.
Jovana Sadlova, Barbora Vojtkova, Katerina Hrncirova, Tereza Lestinova, Tatiana Spitzova, Tomas Becvar, Jan Votypka, Paul Bates, Petr Volf   +8 more
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Efficiency of anthelmintic treatment and its effect on microparasite dynamics in wild Mastomys natalensis [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Co-infections between helminths and microparasites can modulate the host immune response and alter disease dynamics, with potential implications for public health. However, identifying causal relationships in natural populations is challenging due to the
Marre van de Ven, Bram Vanden Broecke, Alexis Ribas, Herwig Leirs, Christopher Sabuni, Joachim Mariën   +5 more
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Host competence of the African rodents Arvicanthis neumanni, A. niloticus and Mastomys natalensis for Leishmania donovani from Ethiopia and L. (Mundinia) sp. from Ghana [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2020
Visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani is regarded as mostly anthroponotic, but a role for animal reservoir hosts in transmission has been suggested in East Africa.
Jovana Sadlova, Barbora Vojtkova, Tomas Becvar, Tereza Lestinova, Tatiana Spitzova, Paul Bates, Petr Volf   +6 more
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Antibodies against medically relevant arthropod-borne viruses in the ubiquitous African rodent Mastomys natalensis. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Over the past decades, the number of arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) outbreaks has increased worldwide. Knowledge regarding the sylvatic cycle (i.e., non-human hosts/environment) of arboviruses is limited, particularly in Africa, and the main hosts for
Wim De Kesel, Bram Vanden Broecke, Benny Borremans, Léa Fourchault, Elisabeth Willems, Ann Ceulemans, Christopher Sabuni, Apia Massawe, Rhodes H Makundi, Herwig Leirs, Martine Peeters, Erik Verheyen, Sophie Gryseels, Joachim Mariën, Kevin K Ariën   +14 more
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A novel hybrid model for species distribution prediction using probabilistic random forest, principal component analysis and genetic algorithm. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Probabilistic Random Forest is an extension of the traditional Random Forest machine learning algorithm that is one of the frequently used machine learning algorithms employed for species distribution modeling.
Taiwo A Adekunle, Ibrahim K Ogundoyin, Caleb O Akanbi   +2 more
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