| identification of diverse bartonella genotypes among small mammals from democratic republic of congo and tanzania. | small mammals from the democratic republic (dr) of the congo and tanzania were tested to determine the prevalence and genetic diversity of bartonella species. the presence of bartonella dna was assessed in spleen samples of the animals by rpob- and glta-polymerase chain reactions (pcrs). by rpob-pcr, bartonella was detected in 8 of 59 animals of dr congo and in 16 of 39 tanzanian animals. by glta-pcr, bartonella was detected in 5 and 15 animals of dr congo and tanzania, respectively. the gene se ... | 2012 | 22855765 |
| ectoparasites (sucking lice, fleas and ticks) of small mammals in southeastern kenya. | during 1998-2000, at least 14 species (n = 309) of small mammals were live-trapped and examined for ectoparasites in moist forests of the taita and shimba hills and drier savannah habitats of nguruman, southeastern kenya. ectoparasites were recorded from 11 species of mammals. five species of sucking lice [hoplopleura inexpectans johnson, h. intermedia kellogg & ferris, polyplax reclinata (nitzsch), p. waterstoni bedford and schizophthirus graphiuri ferris], six species of fleas (ctenophthalmus ... | 2009 | 19941604 |
| plague in tanzania: an overview. | human plague remains a public health concern in tanzania despite its quiescence in most foci for years, considering the recurrence nature of the disease. despite the long-standing history of this problem, there have not been recent reviews of the current knowledge on plague in tanzania. this work aimed at providing a current overview of plague in tanzania in terms of its introduction, potential reservoirs, possible causes of plague persistence and repeated outbreaks in the country. plague is bel ... | 2013 | 26591701 |
| molecular phylogeny of myomys/stenocephalemys complex and its relationships with related african genera. | partial 16s rrna mitochondrial gene sequences were used to infer the phylogenetic relationships among stenocephalemys albocaudata, s. griseicauda and myomys albipes, three closely related ethiopian endemic murines and a selection of related species (myomys daltoni, praomys delectorum, mastomys natalensis, hylomyscus kaimosae, and colomys goslingi) from other african regions. the obtained phylogeny confirms the close relationship between m. albipes and the two stenocephalemys species, but it also ... | 2001 | 11336808 |
| vegetation habitats and small mammals in a plague endemic area in western usambara mountains, tanzania. | human plague still exists in different parts of the world, including some landscapes in north-eastern tanzania. wherever the hotspot of plague, small mammals seem to play a key role as host. the objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between vegetation habitats types and small mammals in a plague endemic area of lushoto district in tanzania. a combination of field survey and landsat images was used to identify the vegetation habitats. small mammals were trapped in the mapped ... | 2014 | 26867279 |
| reproduction and population dynamics of mastomys natalensis smith, 1834 in an agricultural landscape in the western usambara mountains, tanzania. | the multimammate rat, mastomys natalensis smith 1834, is a dominant species in agro-ecosystems in sub-saharan africa, but adapts quickly to changes in non-agricultural landscape, particularly woodlands and forests. in this study we report on reproduction and population dynamics of m. natalensis in deforested high elevation localities in the usambara mountains, north-east tanzania. we conducted capture-mark-recapture studies in 2002-2004, and established that reproduction of m. natalensis takes p ... | 2007 | 21396040 |
| small mammal distribution and diversity in a plague endemic area in west usambara mountains, tanzania. | small mammals play a role in plague transmission as hosts in all plague endemic areas. information on distribution and diversity of small mammals is therefore important for plague surveillance and control in such areas. the objective of this study was to investigate small mammals' diversity and their distribution in plague endemic area in the west usambara mountains in north-eastern tanzania. landsat images and field surveys were used to select trapping locations in different landscapes. three l ... | 2014 | 26867277 |
| variable effects of host characteristics on species richness of flea infracommunities in rodents from three continents. | we studied the effect of host gender and body mass on species richness of flea infracommunities in nine rodent host species from three biomes (temperate zone of central europe, desert of the middle east and the tropics of east africa). using season- and species-specific generalized linear mixed models and controlling for year-to-year variation, spatial clustering of rodent sampling and over-dispersion of the data, we found inconsistent associations between host characteristics and flea species r ... | 2014 | 24820040 |
| factors associated with flea infestation among the different rodent species in mbulu and karatu districts, northern tanzania. | flea infection with the bacterium, yersinia pestis is acquired from reservoirs which include several rodents and other small mammals. in areas that are endemic of plague, reservoirs of y. pestis and various flea vectors are responsible for perpetuating existence of the disease. the objective of this cross sectional study was to investigate the magnitude and factors associated with flea infestation among different rodent species of northern tanzania, where outbreaks of plague have been recently r ... | 2013 | 26591705 |
| seasonal and habitat dependence of fleas parasitic on small mammals in tanzania. | we investigated host and flea species composition across different habitats during dry and rainy seasons in the western usambara mountains in tanzania. during both seasons, similarity in flea species composition increased with an increase in the similarity in host species composition. nevertheless, between-season within-habitat as well as within-season between-habitat similarity in host species composition was higher than similarity in flea species composition. ordination of habitats according t ... | 2009 | 21392290 |