2022
Population dynamics of synanthropic rodents after a chemical and infrastructural intervention in an urban low-income community
Awoniyi A, Venegas-Vargas C, Souza F, Zeppelini C, Hacker K, Carvalho-Pereira T, Marins C, de Santana M, Pertile A, Begon M, Ko A, Diggle P, Reis M, Childs J, da Silva E, Costa F, Khalil H. Population dynamics of synanthropic rodents after a chemical and infrastructural intervention in an urban low-income community. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 10109. PMID: 35710879, PMCID: PMC9203450, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14474-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrban low-income communityLow-income communitiesEffects of interventionsPre-intervention levelsSynanthropic rodentsLong-term effectsRodent infestationInterventionRodent control programsLongitudinal studyCity of SalvadorControl programsActivity/abundanceRodentsPopulationHousehold/Pose risksYearsStudy
2020
Influence of Rainfall on Leptospira Infection and Disease in a Tropical Urban Setting, Brazil - Volume 26, Number 2—February 2020 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Hacker KP, Sacramento GA, Cruz JS, de Oliveira D, Nery N, Lindow JC, Carvalho M, Hagan J, Diggle PJ, Begon M, Reis MG, Wunder EA, Ko AI, Costa F. Influence of Rainfall on Leptospira Infection and Disease in a Tropical Urban Setting, Brazil - Volume 26, Number 2—February 2020 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2020, 26: 311-314. PMID: 31961288, PMCID: PMC6986844, DOI: 10.3201/eid2602.190102.Peer-Reviewed Original Research