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Evaluation of live attenuated plague vaccines in Praomys (Mastomys) natalensis [PDF]

Infection and Immunity, 1977
A live attenuated Yersinia pestis vaccine designated EV76-51f, which had previously been shown to be pathogenic in vervet monkeys but not in guinea pigs, was tested in the multimammate mouse Praomys (Mastomys) natalensis. Doses of 10(6) viable organisms inoculated subcutaneously as either a lyophilized suspension or an agar-grown culture resulted in ...
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Non-Mastomys rodents harbour ancient Lassa virus lineages within Benin and Nigeria’s Guinea savanna belt

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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Isozyme and allozyme markers distinguishing two morphologically similar, medically important Mastomys species (Rodentia: Muridae)

BMC Genetics, 2001
Background Two common southern African mice species, Mastomys coucha and M. natalensis, are widely distributed throughout the subregion and overlap in many areas.
Van der Bank Herman FH, Smit Andre A
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Outbreak of lassa fever in Nigeria: measures for prevention and control

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2016
Lassa fever, an acute viral haemorrhagic fever, extremely virulent and often infectious, occurs very frequently in different parts of Nigeria [1-4] and affects approximately 100,000-500,000 persons per year in West Africa.
Kehinde Charles Mofolorunsho
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Small mammals as hosts of immature ixodid ticks

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2005
Two hundred and twenty-five small mammals belonging to 16 species were examined for ticks in Free State, Mpumalanga and Limpopo Provinces, South Africa, and 18 ixodid tick species, of which two could only be identified to genus level, were recovered ...
I.G. Horak, L.J. Fourie, L.E.O. Braack
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Immunogenetics, sylvatic plague and its vectors: insights from the pathogen reservoir Mastomys natalensis in Tanzania. [PDF]

Immunogenetics, 2023
Haikukutu L, Lyaku JR, Lyimo CM, Eiseb SJ, Makundi RH, Olayemi A, Wilhelm K, Müller-Klein N, Schmid DW, Fleischer R, Sommer S.   +10 more
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Isolation and genome sequencing of cytomegaloviruses from Natal multimammate mice (<i>Mastomys natalensis</i>). [PDF]

J Gen Virol, 2023
Hansen F, Vučak M, Nichols J, Hughes J, Bane S, Camiolo S, da Silva Filipe A, Ostermann E, Staliunaite L, Chan B, Mauch T, Sogoba N, Streblow DN, Voigt S, Oestereich L, Ehlers B, Redwood AJ, Feldmann H, Brune W, Rosenke K, Jarvis MA, Davison AJ.   +21 more
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Prevalence of Lassa virus among rodents trapped in three South-South States of Nigeria

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2017
Background & objectives: Lassa fever has been endemic in Nigeria since 1969. The rodent Mastomys natalensis has been widely claimed to be the reservoir host of the Lassa virus.
D E Agbonlahor, A Erah, I M Agba, F E Oviasogie, A F Ehiaghe, M Wankasi, O A Eremwanarue, I J Ehiaghe, E C Ogbu, R I Iyen, S Abbey, M Y Tatfeng, J Uhunmwangho   +12 more
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Prevalence of Ectoparasites and Hemoparasites in Rodents and Shrews in Ilemela District, Mwanza Region, Tanzania

Journal of Applied Veterinary Science and Technology
Background: Rodents and shrews play an important role in the transmission and spreading of zoonotic diseases in Tanzania and worldwide. Purpose: This study aims to identify ectoparasites and hemoparasites in rodents and shrews captured in Ilemela ...
Aheir Achuil Deng, Emmanel P. Lita, Erneo Bernardo Ochi, Jahashi Nzalawahe, Abdul A. S. Katakweba   +4 more
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Twenty-nine years of continuous monthly capture-mark-recapture data of multimammate mice (Mastomys natalensis) in Morogoro, Tanzania. [PDF]

Sci Data, 2023
Leirs H, Kirkpatrick L, Sluydts V, Sabuni C, Borremans B, Katakweba A, Massawe A, Makundi R, Mulungu L, Machang'u R, Mariën J.   +10 more
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