@article{fdi:010092403,
  title = {{M}olecular detection of microorganisms associated with small mammals and their ectoparasites in {M}ali},
  author = {{D}iarra, {A}dama {Z}an and {K}one, {A}.{K}. and {D}oumbo {N}iare, {S}. and {L}aroche, {M}. and {D}iatta, {G}. and {A}tteynine, {S}.{A}. and {C}oulibaly, {M}. and {S}angare, {A}.{K}. and {K}ouriba, {B}. and {D}jimde, {A}. and {D}abo, {A}. and {S}agara, {I}. and {D}avoust, {B}. and {R}anque, {S}. and {T}hera, {M}.{A}. and {R}aoult, {D}. and {D}oumbo, {O}.{K}. and {P}arola, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}mall mammals are the natural reservoirs for many zoonotic pathogens. {U}sing molecular tools, we assessed the prevalence of bacteria and protozoans in small mammals and their ectoparasites in {F}aladj{\`e}, {B}ougouni, and {B}amoko, {M}ali. {A} total of 130 small mammals belonging to 10 different species were captured, of which 74 (56.9%) were infested by ectoparasites, including {L}aelaps echidnina, {X}enopsylla cheopis, {A}mblyomma variegatum, {R}hipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato, and {H}aemaphysalis spp. nymphs. {DNA} of {B}artonella was found in 14/75 (18.7%), 6/48 (12.5%), and 3/7 (42.8%) small mammals from {F}aladj{\`e}, {B}ougouni, and {B}amako, respectively. {I}n {F}aladj{\`e}, {B}artonella {DNA} was detected in 31/68 (45.6%) of {L}. echidnina and 14/22 (63.6%) of {X}. cheopis. {I}n {B}ougouni, it was found in 2/26 (7.7%) of {L}. echidnina and 10/42 (23.8%) of {X}. cheopis. {T}he sequences of {B}artonella obtained from small mammals were close to those of {B}artonella mastomydis, {B}artonella elizabethae, and uncultured {B}artonella spp. {I}n {F}aladj{\`e}, {C}oxiella burnetii {DNA} was detected in 64.4% (29/45) of {H}aemaphysalis spp. ticks, 4.5% (2/44) of {M}astomys erythroleucus, 12.5% (1/8) of {P}raomys daltoni, and 1.5% (1/68) of {L}. echidnina. {W}e found {DNA} of {W}olbachia in {X}. cheopis from {F}aladj{\`e} and {DNA} of {R}ickettsia africae and {E}hrlichia ruminantium in {A}m. variegatum from {B}ougouni. {T}he results of our study show that several small mammal species harbor and may serve as potential reservoirs of {B}artonella spp., likely to play a major role in the maintenance, circulation, and potential transmission of bacteria in {M}ali. {T}he pathogenicity of these bacteria for humans or animals remains to be demonstrated.},
  keywords = {{MALI}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}he {A}merican {J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {103},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {2542--2551},
  ISSN = {0002-9637},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.4269/ajtmh.19-0727},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010092403},
}