No measurable adverse effects of Lassa, Morogoro and Gairo arenaviruses on their rodent reservoir host in natural conditions

Abstract Background In order to optimize net transmission success, parasites are hypothesized to evolve towards causing minimal damage to their reservoir host while obtaining high shedding rates. For many parasite species however this paradigm has not been tested, and conflicting results have been f...

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Published in:	Parasites & Vectors
Main Authors:	Joachim Mariën, Benny Borremans, Sophie Gryseels, Barré Soropogui, Luc De Bruyn, Gédéon Ngiala Bongo, Beate Becker-Ziaja, Joëlle Goüy de Bellocq, Stephan Günther, N’Faly Magassouba, Herwig Leirs, Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2017-04-01
Subjects:	Arenavirus Lassa virus Morogoro virus Gairo virus Mastomys natalensis Rodent-borne disease
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2146-0

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