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

• Published in: International 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
• Language: English
• 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

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...