A systematic review of rodent control as part of infectious disease control programs

We investigated the empirical evidence supporting chemical rodent control as a public health program via a systematic search of the scientific databases PubMed and Web of Science, searching with term-strings for the concepts: "rodent control" and "zoonotic disease." Retrieved res...

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Published inInternational journal of pest management Vol. 70; no. 4; pp. 1171 - 1178
Main Authors Zeppelini, Caio Graco, Callefe, João Luiz Revolta, Coelho, Rachel, Silveira, Martha Silvia Martínez, Khalil, Hussein, Belmain, Steven R., Bertherat, Eric Gerard Georges, Begon, Michael, Costa, Federico
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis 01.10.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Clinical Science
commensal rodents
Control programs
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
Disease control
Epidemiology
Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi
health programs
Infectious diseases
Iran
Klinisk vetenskap
pest control
Public health
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Rodent control
Rodent-borne zoonosis
Rodents
systematic review
Vector-borne diseases
Zoonoses
Iran
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Summary:We investigated the empirical evidence supporting chemical rodent control as a public health program via a systematic search of the scientific databases PubMed and Web of Science, searching with term-strings for the concepts: "rodent control" and "zoonotic disease." Retrieved results were screened by title and abstract to eliminate studies that (i) do not involve rodents, (ii) do not contain a zoonotic component, and (iii) involve rodents and zoonosis, but no rodent control. The remaining articles were read in full, eliminating studies that lack direct assessment of rodent control effects, with pre-/post-control measures of epidemiological outcomes. Overall, 957 entries were recovered, but only five passed all elimination criteria. Studies were concentrated in Iran, focusing on zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis control. The studies found significant effects on zoonotic incidence post-control, but achieved low scores in quality-of-report assessment. The effectiveness of chemical rodent control as a measure against a zoonotic disease is in its infancy, and more studies are necessary to allow an adequate assessment of the method. It is strongly recommended that future work in the subject should adopt standardized guidelines to report studies
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ISSN:0967-0874
1366-5863
1366-5863
DOI:10.1080/09670874.2022.2094491