Socioeconomic and environmental risk factors for urban rodent infestation in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 231-241

  Masi, Eduardo ^a   Pino, Francisco A ^b   Santos, Maria das Graças S ^a   Genehr, Ludvig ^a   Albuquerque, José Olímpio M ^a   Bancher, Andréa M ^a   Alves, Julio Cesar M ^a  

^a Municipal Health Department   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BIOLÓGICO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Commensal rodents; Environmental factors; Logistic models; Risk factors; Urban factors

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; MODELING; RISK FACTOR; RODENT; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; URBAN AREA;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 77954623132     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-010-0290-9     Document Type: Article

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