Rodents and Shrews as Vectors of Zoonotic Spirochetes and Trypanosomes in Tanzania
Clinically healthy wild rodents and shrews (Crocidura spp.) were captured from different localities in Morogoro, Tanga, Dodoma, Singida, Mbeya, Kilimanjaro and Mtwara regions of Tanzania. Blood samples were collected from the captured animals and screened for infectious agents of public health impor...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Tanzanina Veterinary Association; Faculty of Vet Med, Sokoine University of Agriculture
2013
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.ajol.info/index.php/tvj/article/view/98538 |
id |
ftjafricanj:oai:ojs.ajol.info:article/98538 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftjafricanj:oai:ojs.ajol.info:article/98538 2023-05-15T18:05:16+02:00 Rodents and Shrews as Vectors of Zoonotic Spirochetes and Trypanosomes in Tanzania Katakweba, AAS Kipanyula, MJ Durnez, L Mgode, GF Mhamphi, G Luziga, C Machang’u, RS 2013-12-11 application/pdf http://www.ajol.info/index.php/tvj/article/view/98538 eng eng Tanzanina Veterinary Association; Faculty of Vet Med, Sokoine University of Agriculture http://www.ajol.info/index.php/tvj/article/view/98538/87808 http://www.ajol.info/index.php/tvj/article/view/98538 10.4314/tvj.v28i1. Tanzania Veterinary Association and Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Sokoine University of Agriculture Tanzania Veterinary Journal; Vol 28, No 1 (2013); 14-19 0856-1451 Rodent shrew Crocidura spp. haemoparasite spirochete info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2013 ftjafricanj 2013-12-15T01:20:08Z Clinically healthy wild rodents and shrews (Crocidura spp.) were captured from different localities in Morogoro, Tanga, Dodoma, Singida, Mbeya, Kilimanjaro and Mtwara regions of Tanzania. Blood samples were collected from the captured animals and screened for infectious agents of public health importance, including; Trypanosoma spp., Plasmodium spp., Borrelia spp. and Bacillus spp. Out of 4,963 blood smears examined, 424 (8.5%) were from shrews and 4,539 (91.5%) were from rodents. Trypanosoma spp. were demonstrated in 198 (3.9%) and 7 (0.1%) blood smears of rodents and shrews, respectively. Borrelia spp. were demonstrated in 6 (0.2%) and 5 (1.2%) rodents and shrews, respectively. Bacillus spp. were found in 149 (3.6%) and 27 (6.4%) rodents and shrews respectively. Mastomys natalensis, Rattus rattus and Crocidura spp. were found to host all of the five haemoparasites detected. The public health significance of this study is notable from the fact that haemoparasites that were demonstrated in apparently healthy rodents are potential human pathogens.Key words: Rodent, shrew, Crocidura spp., haemoparasite, spirochete Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus AJOL - African Journals Online |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
AJOL - African Journals Online |
op_collection_id |
ftjafricanj |
language |
English |
topic |
Rodent shrew Crocidura spp. haemoparasite spirochete |
spellingShingle |
Rodent shrew Crocidura spp. haemoparasite spirochete Katakweba, AAS Kipanyula, MJ Durnez, L Mgode, GF Mhamphi, G Luziga, C Machang’u, RS Rodents and Shrews as Vectors of Zoonotic Spirochetes and Trypanosomes in Tanzania |
topic_facet |
Rodent shrew Crocidura spp. haemoparasite spirochete |
description |
Clinically healthy wild rodents and shrews (Crocidura spp.) were captured from different localities in Morogoro, Tanga, Dodoma, Singida, Mbeya, Kilimanjaro and Mtwara regions of Tanzania. Blood samples were collected from the captured animals and screened for infectious agents of public health importance, including; Trypanosoma spp., Plasmodium spp., Borrelia spp. and Bacillus spp. Out of 4,963 blood smears examined, 424 (8.5%) were from shrews and 4,539 (91.5%) were from rodents. Trypanosoma spp. were demonstrated in 198 (3.9%) and 7 (0.1%) blood smears of rodents and shrews, respectively. Borrelia spp. were demonstrated in 6 (0.2%) and 5 (1.2%) rodents and shrews, respectively. Bacillus spp. were found in 149 (3.6%) and 27 (6.4%) rodents and shrews respectively. Mastomys natalensis, Rattus rattus and Crocidura spp. were found to host all of the five haemoparasites detected. The public health significance of this study is notable from the fact that haemoparasites that were demonstrated in apparently healthy rodents are potential human pathogens.Key words: Rodent, shrew, Crocidura spp., haemoparasite, spirochete |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Katakweba, AAS Kipanyula, MJ Durnez, L Mgode, GF Mhamphi, G Luziga, C Machang’u, RS |
author_facet |
Katakweba, AAS Kipanyula, MJ Durnez, L Mgode, GF Mhamphi, G Luziga, C Machang’u, RS |
author_sort |
Katakweba, AAS |
title |
Rodents and Shrews as Vectors of Zoonotic Spirochetes and Trypanosomes in Tanzania |
title_short |
Rodents and Shrews as Vectors of Zoonotic Spirochetes and Trypanosomes in Tanzania |
title_full |
Rodents and Shrews as Vectors of Zoonotic Spirochetes and Trypanosomes in Tanzania |
title_fullStr |
Rodents and Shrews as Vectors of Zoonotic Spirochetes and Trypanosomes in Tanzania |
title_full_unstemmed |
Rodents and Shrews as Vectors of Zoonotic Spirochetes and Trypanosomes in Tanzania |
title_sort |
rodents and shrews as vectors of zoonotic spirochetes and trypanosomes in tanzania |
publisher |
Tanzanina Veterinary Association; Faculty of Vet Med, Sokoine University of Agriculture |
publishDate |
2013 |
url |
http://www.ajol.info/index.php/tvj/article/view/98538 |
genre |
Rattus rattus |
genre_facet |
Rattus rattus |
op_source |
Tanzania Veterinary Journal; Vol 28, No 1 (2013); 14-19 0856-1451 |
op_relation |
http://www.ajol.info/index.php/tvj/article/view/98538/87808 http://www.ajol.info/index.php/tvj/article/view/98538 10.4314/tvj.v28i1. |
op_rights |
Tanzania Veterinary Association and Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Sokoine University of Agriculture |
_version_ |
1766176729655672832 |