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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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Effect of synthetic hormones on reproduction in Mastomys natalensis. [PDF]

J Pest Sci (2004), 2018
Rodent pest management traditionally relies on some form of lethal control. Developing effective fertility control for pest rodent species could be a major breakthrough particularly in the context of managing rodent population outbreaks. This laboratory-based study is the first to report on the effects of using fertility compounds on an outbreaking ...
Massawe AW, Makundi RH, Zhang Z, Mhamphi G, Liu M, Li HJ, Belmain SR.   +6 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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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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Diversity of Leptospira Species and Their Rodent Reservoirs in the Guinean Forest [PDF]

Microorganisms
Leptospirosis is a bacterial zoonosis caused by pathogenic species from the genus Leptospira. Infection mostly occurs through indirect contact with environmental water contaminated with the urine of reservoir animals.
Siba Pricemou, Barré Soropogui, Fanta Bérété, Michel Bossou Beavogui, Aboubacar Samoura, Mathieu Picardeau, Pascale Bourhy, Noël Tordo, Solène Grayo   +8 more
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Serological Evidence of Lassa Virus Exposure in Non-Mastomys Small Mammals Within a Hyperendemic Region of North-Central Nigeria: A Pilot Study [PDF]

Viruses
Lassa fever (LF), a severe hemorrhagic disease endemic to West Africa, is primarily transmitted by rodents of the genus Mastomys, particularly Mastomys natalensis, which serve as the main reservoirs of Lassa virus (LASV).
Augustine Ovie Edegbene, Temidayo Oluwatosin Omotehinwa, Joseph Anejo-Okopi, Sara El Yaagoubi, Oladapo Sunday Shittu, Onyemocho Audu, Evangeline Olohi Abah, Samuel Ijoganu, Genesis Kwaghgande, Celina Aju-Ameh, Adesanya Abimbola, Emmanuel Otache, Emmanuel Ameh, Joyce Danyi, Owoicho Ikwu, Esther Agmdalo Malachi Cegbeyi, Oludare Oladipo Agboola, Joseph Okoeguale, Reuben Agbons Eifediyi, Ediga Bede Agbo, John Alechenu Idoko, Innocent Otoboh Achanya Ujah, Stephen Obekpa Abah   +22 more
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Impact of seasonal change on virus-rodent dynamics in Nigeria’s Edo-Ondo hotspot for Lassa fever [PDF]

Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
The zoonotic Lassa virus (LASV) is naturally maintained in rodents but commonly virulent in humans, killing thousands across West Africa annually. Human cases of Lassa fever surge during the dry season.
Akinlabi Oyeyiola, Adetunji Samuel Adesina, Adeoba Obadare, Joseph Igbokwe, Samuel Ayobami Fasogbon, Chukwuyem Abejegah, Patience Akhilomen, Danny Asogun, Ekaete Tobin, Olufemi Ayodeji, Omolaja Osoniyi, Meike Pahlmann, Stephan Günther, Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet, Ayodeji Olayemi   +14 more
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Dynamic movement patterns of commensal rodents Mastomys natalensis and Rattus rattus: determining differential habitat use using Rhodamine B. [PDF]

Pest Manag Sci
Two rodent pest species, Mastomys natalensis and Rattus rattus, demonstrate persistent use of nonpreferred habitats. Although both were rarely caught in their nonpreferred habitat, a high proportion of animals consumed Rhodamine B bait when it was placed in their nonpreferred habitat.
Mkomwa H, Makundi R, Belmain S, Rija AA, Massawe A, Ponchon A, Selemani M, Espinaze MPA, Telfer S.   +8 more
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