Ecological interactions, local people awareness and practices on rodent-borne diseases in Africa: A review.

Autor: Banda A; Department of Crop Science, Gwanda State University, P.O. Box 30, Filabusi, Zimbabwe; School of Wildlife and Environmental Sciences, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Private Bag 7724, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe. Electronic address: bandaannabel@gmail.com., Gandiwa E; Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, P.O. Box CY 140, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe., Muposhi VK; School of Wildlife and Environmental Sciences, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Private Bag 7724, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe; Department of Wildlife and Aquatic Resources, Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gaborone, Botswana., Muboko N; School of Wildlife and Environmental Sciences, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Private Bag 7724, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe; Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, P.O. Box CY 140, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Acta tropica [Acta Trop] 2023 Feb; Vol. 238, pp. 106743. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 04.
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106743
Abstrakt: Several anthropogenic activities exposure humans to the risk of rodent-borne diseases. These activities are but not limited to logging, clearing land for crop cultivation, and consuming rodents. Rodents are a highly diverse mammalian group and harbor many zoonotic diseases. This review focuses on dominant rodent-flea species, rodent-borne zoonotic diseases and awareness and management practices against rodent-borne diseases in Africa. Relevant academic literature spanning from 1974 to 2021 was analysed. Dominant rodent species reported in Africa included:- Mastomys natalensis and Rattus rattus, while dominant flea species included Xenopsylla brasiliensis and Xenopsylla cheopis. Rodents were reported as hosts to a wide range of parasites which can be passed to humans. Rodents were also reported as hosts to some protozoans, trematodes, cestodes, nematodes, bacteria and viruses which are transmissible to humans. Some studies conducted in West Africa revealed good knowledge and practices on plague and Lassa fever diseases among respondents, whereas other studies reported poor practices on Lassa fever management. In part of Southern Africa, some studies reported poor knowledge and practices on plague disease. Further research on rodent-borne disease awareness and management strategies in African countries is desirable.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interests The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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