Akoko, James M.

Cook, Elizabeth A.J.

Fèvre, Eric M.

Kiyong'a, A.

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Are bats and rodents reservoirs  of emerging zoonotic diseases? Alice Kiyong’a1, Annie Cook1,2 ,Akoko JM1,2 and Eric Fèvre1,2 1 International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Old Naivasha Road, PO Box 30709-00100, Nairobi, Kenya 2Centre for Infectious Diseases and Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Ashworth Laboratories,  West Mains Rd, Edinburgh, EH9 3JT UK Introduction • Bats and rodents are known reservoirs for zoonotic diseases: Rabies, Ebola virus and Leptospira Objectives Screening blood smears from bats and rodents for zoonotic pathogens. Justification Emerging zoonotic disease may come from bats and rodents. Study site 45 km radius from Busia, Kenya Methods •Bats and rodents caught from randomly selected households •Bats caught in mist nets •Rodents caught in Sherman traps •Heart blood collected for blood smear •Giemsa staining •Light microscopy  Conclusion Haemosporidia sp. and Trypanasome sp. identified in the bats and rodents respectively require specification and further investigation to determine whether they are transmissible to humans. Species tested Results Bats   Epomophorus 4 positive Haemosporidia Scotoecus 1 positive Trypanosome Rodents   Rattus 1 positive Trypanosome Figure  A -D: Haemosporidia sp  D Figure E: Trypanosome sp from Scotoecus Figure F: Trypanosome sp from Rattus   Sample analysis Parasitology A B C Species    No.   Bats   •Chaerophon sp         56  •Pipistrellus sp         15  •Scotoecus sp               8  •Taphozous sp              2 •Epomophorus sp        8 Rodents  •Rattus sp        22  •Mus sp                      11 •Graphiurus sp            7 E F Figure G: Rattus sp  

Are bats and rodents reservoirs of emerging zoonotic diseases?

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Are bats and rodents reservoirs of emerging zoonotic diseases?

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