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Species Interactions in a Parasite Community Drive Infection Risk in a Wildlife Population by Telfer, Sandra, Lambin, Xavier, Birtles, Richard, Beldomenico, Pablo, Burthe, Sarah, Paterson, Steve, Begon, Mike

“…Most hosts, including humans, are simultaneously or sequentially infected with several parasites. A key question is whether patterns of coinfection arise…”
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Patterns and drivers of vector-borne microparasites in a classic metapopulation by Mackenzie, Laura S., Lambin, Xavier, Bryce, Emma, Davies, Claire L., Hassall, Richard, Shati, Ali A. M., Sutherland, Chris, Telfer, Sandra E.

“…Many organisms live in fragmented populations, which has profound consequences on the dynamics of associated parasites. Metapopulation theory offers a…”
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Mixed Leptospira Infections in a Diverse Reservoir Host Community, Madagascar, 2013-2015 by Moseley, Mark, Rahelinirina, Soanandrasana, Rajerison, Minoarisoa, Garin, Benoit, Piertney, Stuart, Telfer, Sandra

“…We identified mixed infections of pathogenic Leptospira in small mammals across a landscape-scale study area in Madagascar by using primers targeting different…”
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Human plague: An old scourge that needs new answers by Vallès, Xavier, Stenseth, Nils Chr, Demeure, Christian, Horby, Peter, Mead, Paul S, Cabanillas, Oswaldo, Ratsitorahina, Mahery, Rajerison, Minoarisoa, Andrianaivoarimanana, Voahangy, Ramasindrazana, Beza, Pizarro-Cerda, Javier, Scholz, Holger C, Girod, Romain, Hinnebusch, B Joseph, Vigan-Womas, Ines, Fontanet, Arnaud, Wagner, David M, Telfer, Sandra, Yazdanpanah, Yazdan, Tortosa, Pablo, Carrara, Guia, Deuve, Jane, Belmain, Steven R, D'Ortenzio, Eric, Baril, Laurence

“…Yersinia pestis, the bacterial causative agent of plague, remains an important threat to human health. Plague is a rodent-borne disease that has historically…”
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The Asian house shrew Suncus murinus as a reservoir and source of human outbreaks of plague in Madagascar by Rahelinirina, Soanandrasana, Rajerison, Minoarisoa, Telfer, Sandra, Savin, Cyril, Carniel, Elisabeth, Duplantier, Jean-Marc

“…Identifying key reservoirs for zoonoses is crucial for understanding variation in incidence. Plague re-emerged in Mahajanga, Madagascar in the 1990s but there…”
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Multi-locus sequence analyses reveal a clonal L. borgpetersenii genotype in a heterogeneous invasive Rattus spp. community across the City of Johannesburg, South Africa by Moseley, Mark, Naidoo, Kovashnee, Bastos, Armanda, Retief, Liezl, Frean, John, Telfer, Sandra, Rossouw, Jennifer

“…Rattus spp. are frequently implicated as key reservoir hosts for leptospirosis, one of the most common, but neglected, bacterial zoonoses in the world…”
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Poor condition and infection: a vicious circle in natural populations by Beldomenico, Pablo M, Telfer, Sandra, Gebert, Stephanie, Lukomski, Lukasz, Bennett, Malcolm, Begon, Michael

“…Pathogens may be important for host population dynamics, as they can be a proximate cause of morbidity and mortality. Infection dynamics, in turn, may be…”
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A non-stationary relationship between global climate phenomena and human plague incidence in Madagascar by Kreppel, Katharina S, Caminade, Cyril, Telfer, Sandra, Rajerison, Minoarison, Rahalison, Lila, Morse, Andy, Baylis, Matthew

“…Plague, a zoonosis caused by Yersinia pestis, is found in Asia and the Americas, but predominantly in Africa, with the island of Madagascar reporting almost…”
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Human Exposure to Hantaviruses Associated with Rodents of the Murinae Subfamily, Madagascar by Rabemananjara, Harinirina Aina, Raharinosy, Vololoniaina, Razafimahefa, Ravo Michèle, Ravalohery, Jean Pierre, Rafisandratantsoa, Jean Théophile, Andriamandimby, Soa Fy, Rajerison, Minoarisoa, Rahelinirina, Soanandrasana, Harimanana, Aina, Irinantenaina, Judickaelle, Olive, Marie-Marie, Rogier, Christophe, Tordo, Noël, Ulrich, Rainer G, Reynes, Jean-Marc, Petres, Stéphane, Heraud, Jean-Michel, Telfer, Sandra, Filippone, Claudia

“…We conducted a national human serologic study of a hantavirus detected in Madagascar rodents using a commercial kit and a new ELISA targeting the virus. Our…”
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Temporal phylogeography of Yersinia pestis in Madagascar: Insights into the long-term maintenance of plague by Vogler, Amy J, Andrianaivoarimanana, Voahangy, Telfer, Sandra, Hall, Carina M, Sahl, Jason W, Hepp, Crystal M, Centner, Heather, Andersen, Genevieve, Birdsell, Dawn N, Rahalison, Lila, Nottingham, Roxanne, Keim, Paul, Wagner, David M, Rajerison, Minoarisoa

“…Yersinia pestis appears to be maintained in multiple, geographically separate, and phylogenetically distinct subpopulations within the highlands of Madagascar…”
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Host-pathogen time series data in wildlife support a transmission function between density and frequency dependence by Smith, Matthew J, Telfer, Sandra, Kallio, Eva R, Burthe, Sarah, Cook, Alex R, Lambin, Xavier, Begon, Michael

“…A key aim in epidemiology is to understand how pathogens spread within their host populations. Central to this is an elucidation of a pathogen's transmission…”
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Living with rodent pests: Unifying stakeholder interests to prioritise pest management in rural Madagascar by Scobie, Kathryn, Lambin, Xavier, Telfer, Sandra, Rasahivelo, Mendrika Fenohasina, Raheliarison, Rova Nandrianina, Rajerison, Minoarisoa, Young, Juliette

“…Rodent pests can have major social, economic, and environmental impacts. Their management, therefore, represents a complex socio‐ecological problem involving a…”
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Geographical distribution and relative risk of Anjozorobe virus (Thailand orthohantavirus) infection in black rats (Rattus rattus) in Madagascar by Raharinosy, Vololoniaina, Olive, Marie-Marie, Andriamiarimanana, Fehivola Mandanirina, Andriamandimby, Soa Fy, Ravalohery, Jean-Pierre, Andriamamonjy, Seta, Filippone, Claudia, Rakoto, Danielle Aurore Doll, Telfer, Sandra, Heraud, Jean-Michel

“…Hantavirus infection is a zoonotic disease that is associated with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and cardiopulmonary syndrome in human. Anjozorobe…”
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Molecular and serological evidence of flea-associated typhus group and spotted fever group rickettsial infections in Madagascar by Rakotonanahary, Rado J L, Harrison, Alan, Maina, Alice N, Jiang, Ju, Richards, Allen L, Rajerison, Minoarisoa, Telfer, Sandra

“…Rickettsiae are obligate intracellular bacteria responsible for many febrile syndromes around the world, including in sub-Saharan Africa. Vectors of these…”
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Immune responses to plague infection in wild Rattus rattus, in Madagascar: a role in foci persistence? by Andrianaivoarimanana, Voahangy, Telfer, Sandra, Rajerison, Minoarisoa, Ranjalahy, Michel A, Andriamiarimanana, Fehivola, Rahaingosoamamitiana, Corinne, Rahalison, Lila, Jambou, Ronan

“…Plague is endemic within the central highlands of Madagascar, where its main reservoir is the black rat, Rattus rattus. Typically this species is considered…”
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Fast, Sensitive and Specific Detection of Thailand orthohantavirus and its Variants Using One-Step Real-Time Reverse-Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay by Raharinosy, Vololoniaina, Heraud, Jean-Michel, Rabemananjara, Harinirina Aina, Telfer, Sandra, Rakoto, Danielle Aurore Doll, Filippone, Claudia, Reynes, Jean-Marc

“…Genetic variants of Thailand orthohantavirus (THAIV) have been recently reported from rodents in South-East Asia and in islands from the South-West part of the…”
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Seasonal host dynamics drive the timing of recurrent epidemics in a wildlife population by Begon, Michael, Telfer, Sandra, Smith, Matthew J, Burthe, Sarah, Paterson, Steve, Lambin, Xavier

“…The seasonality of recurrent epidemics has been largely neglected, especially where patterns are not driven by forces external to the population. Here, we use…”
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Genetic structure and gene flow of the flea Xenopsylla cheopis in Madagascar and Mayotte by Harimalala, Mireille, Telfer, Sandra, Delatte, Hélène, Watts, Phillip C, Miarinjara, Adélaïde, Ramihangihajason, Tojo Rindra, Rahelinirina, Soanandrasana, Rajerison, Minoarisoa, Boyer, Sébastien

“…The flea Xenopsylla cheopis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) is a vector of plague. Despite this insect's medical importance, especially in Madagascar where plague is…”
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Phylogeographic structure and postglacial evolutionary history of water voles (Arvicola terrestris) in the United Kingdom by PIERTNEY, STUART B., STEWART, WENDY A., LAMBIN, XAVIER, TELFER, SANDRA, AARS, JON, DALLAS, JOHN F.

“…The phylogeographic pattern of mitochondrial DNA variation in water voles (Arvicola terrestris) from 57 localities across the United Kingdom and representative…”
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The Effects of Cowpox Virus on Survival in Natural Rodent Populations: Increases and Decreases by Telfer, Sandra, Bennett, Malcolm, Bown, Kevin, Cavanagh, Rachel, Crespin, Laurent, Hazel, Sarah, Jones, Trevor, Begon, Michael

“…1. The effect of cowpox virus on survival in two rodent hosts was investigated using nearly 4 years of longitudinal data from two sites. 2. We investigated…”
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