Study on the movement of rattus rattus and evaluation of the plague dispersion in Madagascar

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-84

  Rahelinirina, Soanandrasana ^a   Duplantier, Jean Marc ^b   Ratovonjato, Jocelyn ^a   Ramilijaona, Olga ^c   Ratsimba, Mamy ^a   Rahalison, Lila ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

^b CENTRE DE BIOLOGIE ET DE GESTION DES POPULATIONS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Madagascar; Plague; Rats movements; Rattus rattus; Rhodamine B

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; RHODAMINE B;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EVALUATION; FIELD STUDY; HABITAT; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PLAGUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESERVOIR; SISAL; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FEMALE; FLEAS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MADAGASCAR; MALE; PLAGUE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RATS; RISK FACTORS; RODENT DISEASES; SEASONS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; ZOONOSES;

AGAVE SISALANA; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 77249146433     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2009.0019     Document Type: Article

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