Assessing the association between brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) activity and food and harbourage characteristics in a residential community of a medium-sized United States city

Autor:	Larry W. Figgs
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Integrated pest management Decision tool Residential community Brown rat biology Ecology Insect Science Environmental health Psychological intervention biology.organism_classification Agronomy and Crop Science Disease control Health department
Zdroj:	International Journal of Pest Management. 57:217-222
ISSN:	1366-5863 0967-0874
Popis:	Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) is a host for several zoonoses. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides survey tools to ascertain prevalent rat food and harbourage (FAH) and activity (RA) to complement as integrated pest management strategies. The local health department in a medium-sized city assessed to what degree FAH surveys alone predicted where and when to deploy mitigating infestation interventions by determining (1) neighbourhood-specific food and harbourage prevalence; (2) neighbourhood-specific rat activity prevalence; and (3) whether food and harbourage survey alone could predict prevalent rat activity. A cross-sectional study design was used to collect data from lots (land parcels) in targeted survey areas. Area-specific survey means and proportions were compared and assessed for true differences. Multiple linear regression was used to construct an intervention decision tool. Investigators observed significantly different food and harbourage scores between control a...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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