@article{fdi:010070280,
  title = {{R}odent-borne {T}rypanosoma from cities and villages of {N}iger and {N}igeria : a special role for the invasive genus {R}attus ?},
  author = {{T}atard, {C}. and {G}arba, {M}. and {G}authier, {P}hilippe and {H}ima, {K}. and {A}rtige, {E}. and {D}ossou, {D}khj and {G}agare, {S}. and {G}enson, {G}. and {T}ruc, {P}hilippe and {D}obigny, {G}authier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}lthough they are known to sometimes infect humans, atypical trypanosomes are very poorly documented, especially in {A}frica where one lethal case has yet been described. {H}ere we conducted a survey of rodent-borne {T}rypanosoma in 19 towns and villages of {N}iger and {N}igeria, with a special emphasis on {N}iamey, the capital city of {N}iger. {T}he 1298 rodents that were captured yielded 189 q{PCR}-positive animals from 14 localities, thus corresponding to a 14.6% overall prevalence. {R}ats, especially black rats, displayed particularly elevated prevalence (27.4%), with some well sampled sites showing 40-50% and up to 68.8% of {T}rypanosoma-carrying individuals. {R}attus were also characterized by significantly lower {C}t values than in the other non-{R}attus species. {DNA} sequences could be obtained for 43 rodent-borne {T}rypanosoma and corresponded to 41 {T}. lewisi (all from {R}attus) and 2 {T}. microti (from {C}ricetomys gambianus). {T}hese results, together with data compiled from the available literature, suggest that {R}attus may play a particular role for the maintaining and circulation of {T}rypanosoma, especially {T}. lewisi, in {A}frica. {T}aken into account its strong abilities to invade coastal and inland regions of the continent, we believe that this genus deserves a particular attention in regards to potentially under-looked but emerging atypical trypanosome-related diseases.},
  keywords = {{Z}oonotic agents ; {T}rypanosoma lewisi ; {B}iological invasion ; {C}ommensal rodents ; {A}frica ; {NIGER} ; {NIGERIA} ; {NIAMEY}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}cta {T}ropica},
  volume = {171},
  numero = {},
  pages = {151--158},
  ISSN = {0001-706{X}},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.03.027},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070280},
}