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ArticleInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife2026

Impact of habitat modifications on flea (Siphonaptera) infestation dynamics of non-volant small mammals across wildlife-human interfaces in Tanzania.

Venance T Msoffe, Festo K Mwombeki, Claus A Thomas, Charles M Lyimo, Abdul S Katakweba, Gerald Misinzo, Ladslaus L Mnyone

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7 authors.

Venance T MsoffeDepartment of Wildlife Management, College of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3073, Morogoro, Tanzania.
Festo K MwombekiAfrican Centre of Excellence for Innovative Rodent Pest Management and Biosensor Technology Development, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3110, Morogoro, Tanzania.
Claus A ThomasDepartment of Microbiology and Parasitology, St. Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 175, Ifakara, Tanzania.
Charles M LyimoDepartment of Animal, Aquaculture and Range Sciences, College of Agriculture, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3000, Morogoro, Tanzania.
Abdul S KatakwebaAfrican Centre of Excellence for Innovative Rodent Pest Management and Biosensor Technology Development, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3110, Morogoro, Tanzania.
Gerald MisinzoDepartment of Microbiology, Parasitology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3019, Morogoro, Tanzania.
Ladslaus L MnyoneInstitute of Pest Management, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3110, Morogoro, Tanzania.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Changes in natural habitats affect the population density of small mammals, which in turn influences ectoparasite populations. This study explores how human-induced habitat modifications impact flea infestations of non-volant small mammals considering seasonal and agroecological variations. A cross-sectional study focused on two wildlife-human interfaces in the Iringa and Morogoro regions, Tanzania. Small mammals were captured using Sherman®, Havahart, and wire-cage live traps. Fleas were extracted from the animals' fur with a stiff brush and preserved in 70% alcohol. Flea identification was performed morphologically by using standard guidelines and confirmed by sequencing the mtDNA segment of the

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cox2 sequencingFleasNon-volant small mammalsWildlife-human interfaceZoonosis

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