Experimental evaluation of rodent exclusion methods to reduce hantavirus transmission to humans in rural housing

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 359-364

  Glass, Gregory E ^a   Johnson, Jerry S ^b   Hodenbach, Gerard A ^c   Disalvo, Carol L J ^d   Peters, Clarence J ^e   Childs, James E ^e   Mills, James N ^e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^c Washington Off Intgd Pest Mgmt ^*  (United States)

^d Washington Off Intgd Pest Mgmt   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRICETIDAE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HANTAVIRUS; HOUSING; INFESTATION; RODENT; RURAL AREA; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; HANTAVIRUS; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; RODENTIA; SEQUOIA;

EID: 0030887024     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.359     Document Type: Article

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