G. Houéménou

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Detection of Rickettsia felis, Rickettsia typhi, Bartonella Species and Yersinia pestis in Fleas (Siphonaptera) from Africa
Little is known about the presence/absence and prevalence of Rickettsia spp, Bartonella spp. and Yersinia pestis in domestic and urban flea populations in tropical and subtropical African countries.… Expand
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Leptospira spp. Prevalence in Small Mammal Populations in Cotonou, Benin
The aim of this study was to assess the Leptospira prevalence in small animals in Cotonou, the capital of Benin. Rodents and shrews were captured in urban and periurban settings and determined as… Expand
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Bartonella spp. in Small Mammals, Benin.
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and genetic diversity of Bartonella organisms in small mammals in Cotonou, Benin. We captured 163 rodents and 12 insectivores and successfully detected… Expand
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Ecologie, diversité spécifique et abondance des petits mammifères de la ville de Cotonou au Bénin (Afrique de l’Ouest)
L’etude de la diversite des petits mammiferes de la ville de Cotonou (Benin) selon les types de milieux (habites ou non) a ete realisee du 25 aout 2004 au 25 mai 2005 avec interruptions. Les… Expand
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Pathogenic Leptospira in Commensal Small Mammals from the Extensively Urbanized Coastal Benin
Leptospirosis is caused by spirochete bacteria of the genus Leptospira that affect one million and kill 60,000 persons annually in the world, who get infected through environmental mammal-excreted… Expand
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Les petits mammifères de la ville de Cotonou (Bénin), pourraient-ils constituer un risque pour la santé humaine ? Etude de quelques agents pathogènes.
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Leptospirosis and Extensive Urbanization in West Africa: A Neglected and Underestimated Threat?
Leptospirosis affects 1 million and kills 60,000 people annually, but it remains poorly documented in Africa. We aim to describe the large West African Conurbation Corridor where the omnipresence of… Expand
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Spatio-temporal survey of small mammal-borne Trypanosoma lewisi in Cotonou, Benin, and the potential risk of human infection.
Human trypanosomoses are the sleeping sickness in Africa and Chagas disease in Latin America. However, atypical human infections by animal trypanosomes have been described, but poorly investigated.… Expand
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Native and Invasive Small Mammals in Urban Habitats along the Commercial Axis Connecting Benin and Niger, West Africa
Based on compiled small mammal trapping data collected over 12 years from Benin and Niger (3701 individual records from 66 sampling sites), located in mainland Africa, we here describe the small… Expand
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Cestodes and Acanthocephalans parasitizing small mammals from Benin