Publications per year
2021
Bridging the gap: Using reservoir ecology and human serosurveys to estimate Lassa virus spillover in West Africa.
- Basinski, A. J., E. Fichet-Calvet, A. R. Sjodin, T. J. Varrelman, C. H. Remien, N. C. Layman, B. H. Bird, D. J. Wolking, C. Monagin, B. M. Ghersi, P. A. Barry, M. A. Jarvis, P. E. Gessler and S. L. Nuismer
- PLoS Comput Biol 17(3): e1008811
Domestic risk factors for increased rodent abundance in a Lassa fever endemic region of rural Upper Guinea.
- Clark, J., L. Yakob, M. Douno, J. Lamine, N. Magassouba, E. Fichet-Calvet and A. Mari-Saez
- Sci Rep 11(1): 20698
Detection of Lassa virus in wild rodent feces: Implications for Lassa fever burden within households in the endemic region of Faranah, Guinea.
- Wood, R., U. Bangura, J. Mariën, M. Douno and E. Fichet-Calvet
- One Health 13: 100317
Hunting and consumption of rodents by children in the Lassa fever endemic area of Faranah, Guinea.
- Douno, M., E. Asampong, N. Magassouba, E. Fichet-Calvet and A. Mari Saez
- PLoS Negl Trop Dis 15(3): e0009212
2020
Households as hotspots of Lassa fever? Assessing the spatial distribution of Lassa virus-infected rodents in rural villages of Guinea
- Marien, J., Lo Iacono, G., Rieger, T., Magassouba, N., Gunther, S., & Fichet-Calvet, E.
- Emerg Microbes Infect, 9(1), 1055-1064
Lassa fever in Benin: description of the 2014 and 2016 epidemics and genetic characterization of a new Lassa virus.
- Yadouleton, A., Picard, C., Rieger, T., Loko, F., Cadar, D., Kouthon, E.C., Job, E.O., Bankole, H., Oestereich, L., Gbaguidi, F., Pahlman, M., Becker-Ziaja, B., Journeaux, A., Pannetier, D., Mely, S., Mundweiler, S., Thomas, D., Kohossi, L., Saizonou, R., Kakai, C.G., Da Silva, M., Kossoubedie, S., Kakonku, A.L., M'Pele, P., Gunther, S., Baize, S., Fichet-Calvet, E.
- Emerging microbes & infections 9, 1761-1770
Systematics, Ecology, and Host Switching: Attributes Affecting Emergence of the Lassa Virus in Rodents across Western Africa.
- Olayemi, A., & Fichet-Calvet, E.
- Viruses, 12(3)
Determining Ancestry between Rodent- and Human-Derived Virus Sequences in Endemic Foci: Towards a More Integral Molecular Epidemiology of Lassa Fever within West Africa.
- Olayemi, A., Adesina, A.S., Strecker, T., Magassouba, N., Fichet-Calvet, E.
- Biology 9
2019
Evaluation of rodent control to fight Lassa fever based on field data and mathematical modelling
- Marien, J., Borremans, B., Kourouma, F., Baforday, J., Rieger, T., Gunther, S., Magassouba, N., Leirs, H., Fichet-Calvet, E.
- Emerging microbes & infections 8, 640-649.
Lassa Virus in Pygmy Mice, Benin, 2016-2017.
- Yadouleton, A., Agolinou, A., Kourouma, F., Saizonou, R., Pahlmann, M., Bedie, S.K., Bankole, H., Becker-Ziaja, B., Gbaguidi, F., Thielebein, A., Magassouba, N., Duraffour, S., Baptiste, J.P., Gunther, S., Fichet-Calvet, E.
- Emerg. Infect. Dis. 25, 1977-1979
2018
Rodent control to fight Lassa fever: evaluation and lessons learned from a 4-year study in Upper Guinea
- Mari Saez, A., Cherif Haidara, M., Camara, A., Kourouma, F., Sage, M., Magassouba, N., Fichet-Calvet, E.
- PLoS Negl. Trop. Dis. 12 (11) e0006829
Movement Patterns of Small Rodents in Lassa Fever-Endemic Villages in Guinea
- Marien, J., Kourouma, F., Magassouba, N., Leirs, H., Fichet-Calvet, E
- Ecohealth
Small mammal diversity and dynamics within Nigeria, with emphasis on reservoirs of the Lassa virus
- Olayemi, A., Obadare, A., Oyeyiola, A., Fasogbon, A., Igbokwe, J., Igbahenah, F., Orstega, D., Günther, S., Verheyen, E., Fichet-Calvet, E.
- Systematics and Biodiversity 15, 1-10
2017
At Home with Mastomys and Rattus: Human-Rodent Interactions and Potential for Primary Transmission of Lassa Virus in Domestic Spaces.
- Bonwitt, J., Saez, A.M., Lamin, J., Ansumana, R., Dawson, M., Buanie, J., Lamin, J., Sondufu, D., Borchert, M., Sahr, F., Fichet-Calvet, E., Brown, H.
- Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg.
2016
New Hosts of The Lassa Virus.
- Olayemi A, Cadar D, Magassouba N, Obadare A, Kourouma F, Oyeyiola A, Fasogbon S, Igbokwe J, Rieger T, Bockholt S, Jérôme H, Schmidt-Chanasit J, Garigliany M, Lorenzen S, Igbahenah F, Fichet JN, Ortsega D, Omilabu S, Günther S, Fichet-Calvet E.
- Sci Rep. 2016 May 3;6:25280.
Arenavirus Diversity and Phylogeography of Mastomys natalensis Rodents, Nigeria.
- Olayemi A, Obadare A, Oyeyiola A, Igbokwe J, Fasogbon A, Igbahenah F, Ortsega D, Asogun D, Umeh P, Vakkai I, Abejegah C, Pahlman M, Becker-Ziaja B, Günther S, Fichet-Calvet E.
- Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Apr;22(4):694-7
Rat-atouille: A Mixed Method Study to Characterize Rodent Hunting and Consumption in the Context of Lassa Fever.
- Bonwitt J, Kelly AH, Ansumana R, Agbla S, Sahr F, Saez AM, Borchert M, Kock R, Fichet-Calvet E.
- Ecohealth. 2016 Jun;13(2):234-47
Spatial and temporal evolution of Lassa virus in the natural host population in Upper Guinea.
- Fichet-Calvet E., Ölschläger S, Strecker T, Koivogui L, Becker-Ziaja B, Camara AB, Soropogui B, Magassouba N, Günther S.
- Sci Rep. 2016 Feb 25;6:21977
2014
Lassa Virus Seroprevalence in Natural Populations of rodents and Horizontal Transmission.
- Fichet-Calvet E., Becker-Ziaja B., Koivogui L. and Günther S.
- Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2014 Vol. 14, No. 9: 665-674
2013
Two novel arenaviruses detected in pygmy mice, Ghana.
- Kronmann KC, Nimo-Paintsil S, Guirguis F, Kronmann LC, Bonney K, Obiri-Danso K, Ampofo W, Fichet-Calvet E.
- Emerging Infectious Diseases 2013;19:1832-5
2009
Diversity, dynamics and reproduction in a community of small mammals in Upper Guinea, with emphasis on pygmy mice ecology
- Fichet-Calvet, E., Audenaert, L., Barriere, P. & Verheyen, E.
- African Journal of Ecology, 48: 600-614.
Prevalence and risk factors of Lassa seropositivity in inhabitants of the forest region of Guinea: a cross-sectional study
- Kernéis S., Koivogui L., Magassouba N., Koulemou K., Lewis R., Aplogan A., Grais R.F., Guerin P.J., Fichet-Calvet E.
- PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases; 3: e548
2008
Reproductive characteristics of Mastomys natalensis and Lassa virus prevalence in Guinea, West Africa.
- Fichet-Calvet E., Lecompte E., Koivogui L., Daffis S. and J. ter Meulen
- Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 8: 41-48
2007
Fluctuation of abundance and Lassa virus prevalence in Mastomys natalensis in Guinea, West Africa.
- Fichet-Calvet E., Lecompte E., Koivogui L., Soropogui B., Sylla O., Daffis S., Doré A., Kourouma F., Koulémou K. and J. ter Meulen
- Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, Vol. 7, No. 2: 119-128