Flea Diversity and Infestation Prevalence on Rodents in a Plague-Endemic Region of Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorAmatre, Gerald
dc.contributor.authorBabi, Nackson
dc.contributor.authorEnscore, Russell E.
dc.contributor.authorOgen-Odoi, Asaph
dc.contributor.authorAtiku, Linda A.
dc.contributor.authorAkol, Anne
dc.contributor.authorGage, Kenneth L.
dc.contributor.authorEisen, Rebecca J.
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-16T07:10:01Z
dc.date.available2021-12-16T07:10:01Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractIn Uganda, the West Nile region is the primary epidemiologic focus for plague. The aims of this study wereto 1) describe flea–host associations within a plague-endemic region of Uganda, 2) compare flea loads between villages with or without a history of reported human plague cases and between sampling periods, and 3) determine vector loads on small mammal hosts in domestic, peridomestic, and sylvatic settings. We report that the roof rat, Rattusrattus, is the most common rodent collected in human dwellings in each of the 10 villages within the two districts sampled. These rats were commonly infested with efficient Y. pestis vectors, Xenopsylla cheopis and X. brasiliensis in Arua and Nebbi districts, respectively. In peridomestic and sylvatic areas in both districts, the Nile rat, Arvicanthus niloticus, was the most abundant rodent and hosted the highest diversity of flea species. When significant temporal differences in flea loads were detected, they were typically lower during the dry month of January. We did not detect any significant differences in small mammal abundance or flea loads between villages with our without a history of human plague, indicating that conditions during inter-epizootic periods are similar between these areas. Future studies are needed to determine whether flea abundance or species composition changes during epizootics when humans are most at risk of exposure.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAmatre, G., Babi, N., Enscore, R. E., Ogen-Odoi, A., Atiku, L. A., Akol, A., ... & Eisen, R. J. (2009). Flea diversity and infestation prevalence on rodents in a plague-endemic region of Uganda. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 81(4), 718-724. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0104en_US
dc.identifier.uri10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0104
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/692
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene;81(4)
dc.subjectFlea Diversityen_US
dc.subjectInfestation Prevalenceen_US
dc.subjectRodentsen_US
dc.subjectPlague-Endemic Regionen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleFlea Diversity and Infestation Prevalence on Rodents in a Plague-Endemic Region of Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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