ArticleParasites & vectors2018
Arenavirus infection correlates with lower survival of its natural rodent host in a long-term capture-mark-recapture study.
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- Twenty-nine years of continuous monthly capture-mark-recapture data of multimammate mice (Mastomys natalensis) in Morogoro, Tanzania.Scientific data · 2023Article
- The effects of personality on survival and trappability in a wild mouse during a population cycle.Oecologia · 2021Article
- Effects of forest disturbance on the fitness of an endemic rodent in a biodiversity hotspot.Ecology and evolution · 2021Article
- Linking Behavior, Co-infection Patterns, and Viral Infection Risk With the Whole Gastrointestinal Helminth Community Structure inFrontiers in veterinary science · 2021Article
- RIG-I and MDA5 Protect Mice From Pichinde Virus Infection by Controlling Viral Replication and Regulating Immune Responses to the Infection.Frontiers in immunology · 2021Article
- When to vaccinate a fluctuating wildlife population: Is timing everything?The Journal of applied ecology · 2020Article
- Immunity, parasites, genetics and sex hormones: contributors to mild inflammatory responses in COVID-19?The Pan African medical journal · 2020Article
- Relationship between population density and viral infection: A role for personality?Ecology and evolution · 2019Article
- Hemorrhagic Fever-Causing Arenaviruses: Lethal Pathogens and Potent Immune Suppressors.Frontiers in immunology · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundParasite evolution is hypothesized to select for levels of parasite virulence that maximise transmission success. When host population densities fluctuate, low levels of virulence with limited impact on the host are expected, as this should increase the likelihood of surviving periods of low host density. We examined the effects of Morogoro arenavirus on the survival and recapture probability of multimammate mice (Mastomys natalensis) using a seven-year capture-mark-recapture time series. Mastomys natalensis is the natural host of Morogoro virus and is known for its strong seasonal density fluctuations.
resultsAntibody presence was negatively correlated with survival probability (effect size: 5-8% per month depending on season) but positively with recapture probability (effect size: 8%).
conclusionsThe small negative correlation between host survival probability and antibody presence suggests that either the virus has a negative effect on host condition, or that hosts with lower survival probability are more likely to obtain Morogoro virus infection, for example due to particular behavioural or immunological traits. The latter hypothesis is supported by the positive correlation between antibody status and recapture probability which suggests that risky behaviour might increase the probability of becoming infected.
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