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Living with rodent pests: Unifying stakeholder interests to prioritise pest management in rural Madagascar
Article investigating for participatory approach facilitation to rodent control in Madagascar. Key stakeholders are identified and mapped; a multisector framework … Continued
Does it matter who advises farmers? Pest management choices with public and private extension
Article investigating whether farmers receiving advice on pest management strategies from public or from private (pesticide company affiliated) extension services … Continued
Molecular epidemiology of rodent-, shrew- and bat-borne hantaviruses in Mbeya region, Tanzania
Master Thesis Author: Lwitiho Edwin Sudi
Beyond zoonosis: the mental health impacts of rat exposure on inner-city residents
Master thesis reviewing the published literature to explore the effect of rat exposure on mental health among inner-city residents. Author: … Continued
Public Health and Rodents: A Game of Cat and Mouse
This chapter describes four factors that determine the risk and severity of human infection by zoonotic pathogens of rodents: human … Continued
Bartonella Prevalence and Genetic Diversity in Small Mammals from Ethiopia
Paper investigating Bartonella infection prevalence and genetic diversity of the Bartonella spp. Authors: Yonas Meheretu, Herwig Leirs, Kiros Welegerima, Matteo … Continued
High diversity of RNA viruses in rodents, Ethiopia
Paper linking the occurrence of RNA viruses in rodents in Ethiopia. Authors: Yonas Meheretu, Dagmar Čížková, Jana Těšíková, Kiros Welegerima, … Continued
Rodent-borne diseases and their risks for public health
In this review article a large number of pathogens that are directly or indirectly transmitted by rodents are described, and … Continued
Neglected diseases of neglected populations: Thinking to reshape the determinants of health in Latin America and the Caribbean
The objective of this paper is to identify new opportunities to address neglected diseases, improve community health and promote sustainable … Continued
Hantavirus infections and their prevention
This review covers the host interactions of the viruses, including the rodent reservoirs, the clinical outcome of human infections as … Continued
