Rat infestation associated with environmental deficiencies in an urban slum community with high risk of leptospirosis transmission

Abstract: We analyzed environmental factors that provide food, water and harborage to rodents and the risk of household rodent infestation in a slum community with a high risk of leptospirosis transmission. Detailed environmental surveys were performed in 221 households. Multivariate regression mode...

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Main Authors: Norlan de Jesus Santos, Erica Sousa, Mitermayer G. Reis, Albert I. Ko, Federico Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2017000205003&lng=en&tlng=en