The Journal of animal ecology
Land use gradients drive spatial variation in Lassa fever host communities in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone.
David Simons, Rory Gibb, Umaru Bangura, Dianah Sondufu, Joyce Lamin, James Koninga, Momoh Foday, Mike Dawson, Joseph Lahai, Rashid Ansumana, Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet, Deborah Watson-Jones, Richard Kock, Kate E Jones
Published: 202510.1111/1365-2656.70187
Abstract
The natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis) is the primary reservoir host of Mammarenavirus lassaense (LASV), a zoonotic pathogen causing Lassa fever and endemic to West Africa. The occurrence and abundance of this species is regulated by the…
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