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Ecological interactions, local people awareness and practices on rodent-borne diseases in Africa: A review

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dc.contributor.author Banda, Annabel
dc.contributor.author Gandiwa, Edson
dc.contributor.author Muposhi, Victor K.
dc.contributor.author Muboko, Never
dc.date.accessioned 2022-11-23T14:47:04Z
dc.date.available 2022-11-23T14:47:04Z
dc.date.issued 2022-11-04
dc.identifier.citation Annabel Banda, Edson Gandiwa, Victor K. Muposhi, Never Muboko, Ecological interactions, local people awareness and practices on rodent-borne diseases in Africa: A review, Acta Tropica, Volume 238, 2023, 106743, ISSN 0001-706X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106743. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001706X22004351) en_US
dc.identifier.issn Print: 0001-706X
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106743
dc.identifier.uri http://ir.gsu.ac.zw:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/67
dc.description.abstract Several anthropogenic activities exposure humans to the risk of rodent-borne diseases. These activities are but not limited to logging, clearing land for crop cultivation, and consuming rodents. Rodents are a highly diverse mammalian group and harbor many zoonotic diseases. This review focuses on dominant rodent-flea species, rodent-borne zoonotic diseases and awareness and management practices against rodent-borne diseases in Africa. Relevant academic literature spanning from 1974 to 2021 was analysed. Dominant rodent species reported in Africa included:- Mastomys natalensis and Rattus rattus, while dominant flea species included Xenopsylla brasiliensis and Xenopsylla cheopis. Rodents were reported as hosts to a wide range of parasites which can be passed to humans. Rodents were also reported as hosts to some protozoans, trematodes, cestodes, nematodes, bacteria and viruses which are transmissible to humans. Some studies conducted in West Africa revealed good knowledge and practices on plague and Lassa fever diseases among respondents, whereas other studies reported poor practices on Lassa fever management. In part of Southern Africa, some studies reported poor knowledge and practices on plague disease. Further research on rodent-borne disease awareness and management strategies in African countries is desirable. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Acta Tropica, Elsevier Science Direct en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Acta Tropica;Volume 238, February 2023, 106743
dc.subject AfricaLocal peopleRodent-borne diseasesSpecies interaction en_US
dc.title Ecological interactions, local people awareness and practices on rodent-borne diseases in Africa: A review en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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