Journal article
Mapping the zoonotic niche of Lassa fever in Africa
AQN Mylne, DM Pigott, J Longbottom, F Shearer, KA Duda, JP Messina, DJ Weiss, CL Moyes, N Golding, SI Hay
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | OXFORD UNIV PRESS | Published : 2015
Abstract
Background: Lassa fever is a viral haemorrhagic illness responsible for disease outbreaks acrossWest Africa. It is a zoonosis, with the primary reservoir species identified as the Natal multimammate mouse, Mastomys natalensis. The host is distributed across sub-Saharan Africa while the virus' range appears to be restricted to West Africa. The majority of infections result from interactions between the animal reservoir and human populations, although secondary transmission between humans can occur, particularly in hospital settings. Methods: Using a species distribution model, the locations of confirmed human and animal infections with Lassa virus (LASV) were used to generate a probabilistic ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
AQNM, NG and CLM are funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [OPP1093011]; FS is funded by a scholarship from the Rhodes Trust; DJW is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [OPP1068048]; DMP is funded by a Sir Richard Southwood Graduate Scholarship from the Department of Zoology; SIH is funded by a Senior Research Fellowship from the Wellcome Trust [0095066] that also supports KAD and JL, and a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [OPP1093011]. SIH would also like to acknowledge funding support from the RAPIDD program of the Science & Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security and the Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health. JPM is funded by the International Research Consortium on Dengue Risk Assessment Management and Surveillance (IDAMS, European Commission 7th Framework Programme [#21803] http://www.idams.eu).