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JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
卷 218, 期 3, 页码 429-433出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiy029
关键词
Africa; One Health; Schistosoma; wildlife reservoir; zoonoses
资金
- Royal Veterinary College
- Zoonoses and Emerging Livestock Systems research initiative including the Department for International Development
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Economic and Social Sciences Research Council
- Medical Research Council
- Natural Environment Research Council
- Defence Science and Technology Laboratory [BB/L018985/1, BB/N503563/1]
- BBSRC [1659315, BB/L018985/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [1659315, BB/L018985/1] Funding Source: researchfish
The complex multi-host disease dynamics of schistosomiasis and Schistosoma spp., including the emergence of zoonotic parasite hybrids, remain largely unexplored in West Africa. We elucidated the role of wild small mammals as reservoir for zoonotic Schistosoma species and hybrids in endemic areas of Senegal. We identified Schistosoma mansoni, Schistosoma bovis, and a Schistosoma haematobium/S. bovis hybrid, with local prevalence in wild rodents ranging from 1.9% to 28.6%. Our findings indicate that rodents may be an important local reservoir for zoonotic schistosomiasis in endemic areas of West Africa, amplifying transmission to humans and acting as natural definitive hosts of schistosome hybrids.
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