| 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 |
| host competence of the african rodents arvicanthis neumanni, a. niloticus and mastomys natalensis for leishmania donovani from ethiopia and l. (mundinia) sp. from ghana. | 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. field studies in this region have shown the presence of this parasite in several mammalian species, including rodents of the genera arvicanthis and mastomys. further, the natural reservoirs of leishmania (mundinia) sp. causing human cutaneous disease in ghana, west africa, are unknown. this study assessed the potential ... | 2020 | 31879594 |
| host competence of african rodents arvicanthis neumanni, a. niloticus and mastomys natalensis for leishmania major. | 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. major has been detected in several rodent species including members of the genera arvicanthis and mastomys. however, differentiation of true reservoir hosts from incidental hosts requires in-depth studies both in the field and in the laboratory, with the best method for testing the infectiousness of hosts to biting vectors bein ... | 2019 | 30740304 |