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Land use gradients drive spatial variation in Lassa fever host communities in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. [PDF]

J Anim Ecol
As West Africa urbanises, the risk of Lassa fever may paradoxically decrease. We found the invasive house mouse, a dominant urban species, outcompetes and displaces the primary Lassa virus host. Considering these species interactions is critical for accurately predicting future zoonotic disease patterns.
Simons D, Gibb R, Bangura U, Sondufu D, Lamin J, Koninga J, Foday M, Dawson M, Lahai J, Ansumana R, Fichet-Calvet E, Watson-Jones D, Kock R, Jones KE.   +13 more
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Elephant Rewilding Indirectly Affects Rodent Site-Use and Behavior by Moderating Coarse Woody Debris Density. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Megaherbivores such as African savannah elephants are ecosystem engineers that modify vegetation structure, yet the cascading effects of these changes on smaller fauna remain poorly understood. We examined how elephant rewilding affected coarse woody debris (CWD) density and the behavior of the Natal multimammate mouse in lowveld savannah, South Africa,
Gordon CE, Allin P, Greve M, Svenning JC.   +3 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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Non-Mastomys rodents harbour ancient Lassa virus lineages within Benin and Nigeria’s Guinea savanna belt [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The zoonotic Lassa virus (LASV), killing thousands of people annually, is maintained majorly by the multimammate mice Mastomys natalensis and M. erythroleucus; but other rodent reservoirs exist. Knowledge regarding LASV ecology remains limited in certain
Ayodeji Olayemi, Adetunji Samuel Adesina, Akinlabi Oyeyiola, Adeoba Obadare, Umaru Bangura, Nnennaya Anthony Ajayi, Kingsley Ukwaja, Liman Mohammed, Adamu Ibrahim, Toni Rieger, Stephan Günther, Anges Yadouleton, Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet   +12 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 fertility versus mortality control on the demographics of Mastomys natalensis in maize fields. [PDF]

Integr Zool, 2022
The multimammate mouse, Mastomys natalensis, is the most common rodent pest species in sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, rodenticides are the preferred method used to reduce the population of rodent pests, but this method poses direct and indirect risks to ...
Imakando CI, Fernández-Grandon GM, Singleton GR, Belmain SR.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

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
europepmc   +4 more sources

Dynamic movement patterns of commensal rodents Mastomys natalensis and Rattus rattus: determining differential habitat use using Rhodamine B [PDF]

Pest Management Science
Alfan A Rija, Rhodes H. Makundi, Steven R Belmain   +2 more
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Comparison of rodent community between natural and modified habitats in Kafta-Sheraro National Park and its adjoining villages, Ethiopia: implication for conservation

Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology, 2019
Background Distribution and diversity of rodents vary across habitats due to different environmental factors. An ecological comparative study on diversity and abundance of rodents was conducted in Kafta-Sheraro National Park and its nearby villages from ...
Alembrhan Assefa, Srinivasulu Chelmala
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