dc.contributor.author |
Julius, Rolanda Sunayé
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dc.contributor.author |
Zengeya, Tsungai Alfred
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dc.contributor.author |
Schwan, Ernst Volker
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dc.contributor.author |
Chimimba, Christian Timothy
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dc.date.accessioned |
2022-03-07T09:56:09Z |
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dc.date.available |
2022-03-07T09:56:09Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2021-06 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Poor socio-economic and unsanitary conditions are conducive to commensal rodent
infestations, and these conditions are widespread in South Africa. Cestode species of
zoonotic interest are highly prevalent in commensal rodents, such as invasive Rattus
norvegicus, Rattus rattus, Rattus tanezumi, and indigenous Mastomys coucha, and
have been frequently recovered from human stool samples. These cestode species
have similar transmission dynamics to traditional soil-transmitted helminths (STHs), which
ties them to infections associated with poverty and poor sanitation. Univariate analysis
was used in the present study to determine the association between rodent-related
factors and cestode prevalence, while ecological niche modelling was used to infer
the potential distribution of the cestode species in South Africa. Cestode prevalence
was found to be associated with older rodents, but it was not significantly associated
with sex, and ectoparasite presence. The predicted occurrence for rodent-borne
cestodes predominantly coincided with large human settlements, typically associated
with significant anthropogenic changes. In addition, cestode parasite occurrence was
predicted to include areas both inland and along the coast. This is possibly related
to the commensal behaviour of the rodent hosts. The study highlights the rodentrelated
factors associated with the prevalence of parasites in the host community,
as well as the environmental variables associated with parasite infective stages that
influence host exposure. The application of geospatial modelling together with univariate
analysis to predict and explain rodent-borne parasite prevalence may be useful to inform
management strategies for targeted interventions. |
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dc.description.department |
Veterinary Tropical Diseases |
en_ZA |
dc.description.department |
Zoology and Entomology |
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dc.description.librarian |
am2022 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
DST/NRF-Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology, the National Research Foundation and the South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE). |
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dc.description.uri |
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science# |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Julius, R.S., Zengeya, T.A., Schwan, E.V. & Chimimba, C.T. (2021) Geospatial
Modelling and Univariate Analysis of
Commensal Rodent-Borne
Cestodoses: The Case of Invasive
spp. of Rattus and Indigenous
Mastomys coucha From South Africa.
Frontiers in Veterinary Science 8:678478.
DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.678478. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2297-1769 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.3389/fvets.2021.678478 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/84366 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Frontiers Media |
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dc.rights |
© 2021 Julius, Zengeya, Schwan and Chimimba. This is an open-access
article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC
BY). |
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dc.subject |
Ecological niche modelling |
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dc.subject |
Hymenolepis diminuta |
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dc.subject |
Hymenolepis nana |
en_ZA |
dc.subject |
Inermicapsifer madagascariensis |
en_ZA |
dc.subject |
Parasites |
en_ZA |
dc.subject |
Invasive/indigenous murid rodents |
en_ZA |
dc.subject |
Species distribution models |
en_ZA |
dc.subject |
Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) |
en_ZA |
dc.subject.other |
Veterinary science articles SDG-03 |
en_ZA |
dc.subject.other |
Veterinary science articles SDG-11 |
en_ZA |
dc.subject.other |
SDG-03: Good health and well-being |
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dc.subject.other |
SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities |
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dc.title |
Geospatial modelling and univariate analysis of commensal rodent-borne cestodoses : the case of invasive spp. of Rattus and indigenous Mastomys coucha from South Africa |
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dc.type |
Article |
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