Lassa fever (LF) is increasingly recognized by global health institutions as an important
rodent-borne disease with severe impacts on some of West Africa's poorest communities …

Background Leptospirosis is an emerging zoonotic infection worldwide, possibly due to
climate change and demographic shifts. It is regarded as endemic in Sub-Saharan Africa; …

Background Tanzania is among the tropical countries of Sub-Saharan Africa with the
environmental conditions favorable for transmission of Leptospira. Leptospirosis is a …

Background Leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonotic disease and a serious, under-reported
public health problem, particularly in rural areas of Tanzania. In the Katavi-Rukwa …

Many emerging infections are RNA virus spillovers from animal reservoirs. Reservoir
identification is necessary for predicting the geographic extent of infection risk, but rarely are …

Rodents cause serious problems to human communities in Africa as a result of their
involvement in the spread of diseases (Katakweba et al. 2012) and in the losses of crops …

Simple Summary This study explored pathogenic and zoonotic bacteria in blood samples of
wild rodents, domestic dogs, and humans in the Ngorongoro District in Tanzania. The district …

Rodent pest management traditionally relies on some form of lethal control. Develo**
effective fertility control for pest rodent species could be a major breakthrough particularly in …

Background Among the families of enteric bacteria are globally important diarrheal agents.
Despite their potential for zoonotic and environmental transmission, few studies have …

Background: Parasite infections of public health importance carried by Rattus spp. on the
African continent (excluding toxoplasmosis) have not been adequately researched. The aim …