@article{fdi:010026043,
  title = {{R}odents as reservoir hosts in the transmission of {S}chistosoma mansoni in {R}ichard-{T}oll, {S}enegal, {W}est {A}frica},
  author = {{D}uplantier, {J}ean-{M}arc and {S}{\`e}ne, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}ore than 2000 animals belonging to six different rodent species and one insectivore species were examined for infection with schistosomes in the region of {R}ichard-{T}oll, {S}enegal. {T}wo murid rodents, #{A}rvicanthis niloticus$ and #{M}astomys huberti$, were found infected with #{S}chistosoma mansoni$. {P}revalences were about 5% for both rodent species with a mean worm burden of about 20 worms per host. {T}he sex-ratios of #{S}. mansoni$ worms were always biased towards males. {P}revalences and worm burdens, although similar in both male and female rodents, increased significantly with age. {T}he highest prevalences and worm burdens were found near habitations and decreased significantly with the distance from the town of {R}ichard-{T}oll. {E}ggs were also observed in the liver and faeces of the two naturally infected rodent species. {T}he results suggest that rodents participate in the transmission of intestinal schistosomiasis in {R}ichard-{T}oll but the human population is the main source of infection. {T}he genetic resemblance between human and murine isolates of #{S}. mansoni$ suggests that further epidemiological studies are needed in this region of {S}enegal. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{SCHISTOSOMIASE} ; {HOTE} {VERTEBRE} ; {INFECTION} ; {PREVALENCE} ; {SEX} {RATIO} ; {DISTRIBUTION} {SPATIALE} ; {ANIMAL} {RESERVOIR} ; {SENEGAL} ; {RICHARD} {TOLL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {H}elminthology},
  numero = {},
  pages = {129--135},
  ISSN = {0022-149{X}},
  year = {2000},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010026043},
}