Publications by authors named "Madougou Garba"
Leptospirosis essentially affects human following contact with rodent urine-contaminated water. As such, it was mainly found associated with rice culture, recreational activities and flooding. This is also the reason why it has mainly been investigated in temperate as well as warm and humid regions, while arid zones have been only very occasionally monitored for this disease.
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- Invasive rodents pose significant public health risks by spreading zoonotic diseases globally, and urban areas, as centers of trade and movement, play a crucial role in their distribution.
- A study conducted in Niamey, Niger, reveals the early stages of rodent invasions in the city, highlighting the different spatial distributions of rural and commensal rodent species.
- The study finds that invasive species (like Rattus rattus and Mus musculus) and native species (like Mastomys natalensis) are spatially separated, indicating a possible shift from native to invasive species that could have serious implications for human health.
Pterygodermatites (Mesopectines) niameyensis n. sp. is described from Mastomys natalensis in Niamey/Niger (West Africa).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA serological survey of Toxoplasma gondii was conducted on 766 domestic and peridomestic rodents from 46 trapping sites throughout the city of Niamey, Niger. A low seroprevalence was found over the whole town with only 1.96% of the rodents found seropositive.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has become an essential method for the detection of viruses in tissue specimens. However, it is well known that the presence of PCR inhibitors in tissue samples may cause false-negative results. Hence the identification of PCR inhibitors and evaluation and optimization of nucleic acid extraction and preservation methods is of prime concern in virus discovery programs dealing with animal tissues.
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