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Perceptions of rodent movement varied between settlement types, with increased movement of\n                    <jats:italic>Mastomys<\/jats:italic>\n                    spp. between agricultural fields and residential compounds reported in villages where homes were interspersed with farmland. Regular contact with\n                    <jats:italic>Mastomys<\/jats:italic>\n                    spp. was widely reported in both households and fields, although contact type and frequency differed based on gendered agricultural duties and daily activity, revealing potentially underemphasized pathways for LASV transmission in agricultural settings. 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