@article{fdi:010073678,
  title = {{S}eroprevalence of {T}oxoplasma gondii in commensal rodents sampled across {S}enegal, {W}est {A}frica},
  author = {{B}rouat, {C}arine and {D}iagne, {C}hristophe {A}midi and {I}smail, {K}. and {A}roussi, {A}. and {D}alecky, {A}mbroise and {B}a, {K}. and {K}ane, {M}. and {N}iang, {Y}. and {D}iallo, {M}. and {S}ow, {A}. and {G}alal, {L}. and {P}iry, {S}. and {D}arde, {M}. {L}. and {M}ercier, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}isks related to {T}oxoplasma gondii infection in humans remain poorly known in {S}enegal. {A}lthough rodent surveys could help to assess the circulation of {T}. gondii, they have seldom been set up in sub-{S}aharan {A}frica. {T}he aim of this study was to examine {T}oxoplasma seroprevalence in rodents from villages and towns across {S}enegal. {R}odents were sampled in 40 localities using a standardised trapping protocol. {D}etection of {T}. gondii antibodies was performed on 1205 rodents, using a modified agglutination test ({MAT}) technique. {S}eroprevalence data were analysed depending on geography, the local rodent community, and individual characteristics of the rodent hosts. {W}e found 44 seropositive rodents from four different species ({M}astomys erythroleucus, {M}astomys natalensis, {M}us musculus domesticus, {R}attus rattus). {T}oxoplasma seroprevalence was low, averaging 4% in the localities. {H}igher {T}oxoplasma seroprevalence (up to 24%) was found in northern {S}enegal, a region known to be the heart of pastoral herding in the country.},
  keywords = {{A}frica ; rodents ; {S}enegal ; seroprevalence ; {T}oxoplasma gondii ; {SENEGAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}arasite},
  volume = {25},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 32 [6 p.]},
  ISSN = {1252-607{X}},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1051/parasite/2018036},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073678},
}