Coetzee C G
Bull World Health Organ. 1975;52(4-6):637-44.
The multimammate mouse, Mastomys natalensis, is the most widespread and common rodent in Africa south of the Sahara. It is an ideal carrier of normally non-human diseases to the domestic environment, not only because of its semi-commensal habit but also because of a combination of other behavioural and ecological factors. Of these, the most important is an exceptionally high propagation rate.
多乳鼠（Mastomys natalensis）是撒哈拉以南非洲分布最广、最为常见的啮齿动物。它是将通常非人类疾病传播到家庭环境中的理想宿主，这不仅是因为其半群居习性，还因为其他行为和生态因素的综合作用。其中，最重要的是其极高的繁殖率。
