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Geographic distribution and genetic characterization of Lassa virus in sub-Saharan Mali. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013
Lassa fever is an acute viral illness characterized by multi-organ failure and hemorrhagic manifestations. Lassa fever is most frequently diagnosed in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea, although sporadic cases have been recorded in other West ...
David Safronetz, Nafomon Sogoba, Job E Lopez, Ousmane Maiga, Eric Dahlstrom, Marko Zivcec, Friederike Feldmann, Elaine Haddock, Robert J Fischer, Jennifer M Anderson, Vincent J Munster, Luis Branco, Robert Garry, Stephen F Porcella, Tom G Schwan, Heinz Feldmann   +15 more
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MHC-I alleles mediate clearance and antibody response to the zoonotic Lassa virus in Mastomys rodent reservoirs.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
West African Mastomys rodents are the primary reservoir of the zoonotic Lassa virus (LASV). The virus causes haemorrhagic Lassa fever and considerable mortality in humans. To date, the role of Mastomys immunogenetics in resistance to, and persistence of,
Ayodeji Olayemi, Dominik Werner Schmid, Ramona Fleischer, Kerstin Wilhelm, Alexander Christoph Heni, Nadine Mueller-Klein, Lavinia Haikukutu, Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet, Stephan Günther, Simone Sommer   +9 more
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Novel Arenavirus, Zambia

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011
To investigate arenavirus in Zambia, we characterized virus from the kidneys of 5 arenavirus RNA–positive rodents (Mastomys natalensis) among 263 captured.
Akihiro Ishii, Yuka Thomas, Ladslav Moonga, Ichiro Nakamura, Aiko Ohnuma, Bernard M. Hang’ombe, Ayato Takada, Aaron S. Mweene, Hirofumi Sawa   +8 more
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Microsatellite genotypes for Mastomys natalensis (full dataset)

, 2016
The full microsatellite dataset used in this study for the statistical and STRUCTURE analyses. Multilocus genotypes (nine microsatellite loci) for 260 Mastomys natalensis samples collected from the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi ...
Bruford, Michael W., Catherine L. Sole (103902), Michael W. Bruford (28754), Mario Barbato (833735), Sole, Catherine L., von Bramann, Ullrich, Ullrich von Bramann (3194421), Russo, Isa-Rita M., Isa-Rita M. Russo (3194418), Barbato, Mario   +9 more
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Two Novel Arenaviruses Detected in Pygmy Mice, Ghana

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2013
Two arenaviruses were detected in pygmy mice (Mus spp.) by screening 764 small mammals in Ghana. The Natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis), the known Lassa virus reservoir, was the dominant indoor rodent species in 4 of 10 sites, and accounted ...
Karl C. Kronmann, Shirley Nimo-Paintsil, Fady Guirguis, Lisha C. Kronmann, Kofi Bonney, Kwasi Obiri-Danso, William Ampofo, Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet   +7 more
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Molecular detection of Leptospira and Bartonella in Mastomys natalensis and its ectoparasites in Morogoro, Tanzania

, 2023
: Rodents play an important role in the transmission of zoonotic diseases. This study investigated the prevalence of Leptospira spp. and Bartonella spp.
Thomas, Claus, Sabuni, Christopher, Msoffe, Venance, van Houtte, Natalie, Mari\uebn, Joachim, Mhamphi, Ginethon, Nzalawahe, Jahashi, Machang'u, Robert, Leirs, Herwig, Makundi, Isaac   +9 more
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The effect of vagotomy on enterochromaffin-like cells in Mastomys natalensis

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System, 1996
The effect of vagotomy on the development of ECL cell tumours was analyzed during drug-induced hypergastrinemia in Mastomys natalensis, a rodent prone to develop ECL cell tumours. Untreated animals were compared with animals receiving the histamine2-receptor blocker loxtidine (LOX) and with animals subjected to unilateral subdiaphragmatic vagotomy ...
B, Wängberg, O, Nilsson, E, Theodorsson, I M, Modlin, A, Dahlström, H, Ahlman   +5 more
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Drivers of Mouse Plagues: Exceptional Rainfall Following Prolonged Drought Triggers Mouse Plagues in Southeastern Australia

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This study identified a specific sequence of an extended drought followed by exceptional rainfall as a necessary precursor for mouse plagues in southeastern Australia. Long‐term rainfall anomalies interact with ecological processes to reset population dynamics, creating conditions that support rapid mouse population growth following periods of ...
Peter R. Brown
wiley   +1 more source

Diversity of Leptospira Species and Their Rodent Reservoirs in the Guinean Forest

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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Schematic of the transmission cycle of Lassa virus in Mastomys natalensis and in humans.

, 2016
Schematic of the transmission cycle of Lassa virus in Mastomys natalensis and in humans.
Gordon Nichols (745866), Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet (218214), Donald S. Grant (539965), Giovanni Lo Iacono (101962), Colleen T. Webb (106335), Andrew A. Cunningham (117238), John S. Schieffelin (539966), Jeffrey G. Shaffer (539964), James L. N. Wood (111001), Robert F. Garry (115213), Melissa Leach (84854), Lina M. Moses (539971)   +11 more
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