Evaluation of rodent bait containing imidacloprid for the control of fleas on commensal rodents in a plague-endemic region of Northwest Uganda

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 842-850

  Borchert, Jeff N ^a   Enscore, Russell E ^a   Eisen, Rebecca J ^a   Atiku, Linda A ^b   Owor, Nicholas ^b   Acayo, Sarah ^b   Babi, Nackson ^b   Montenieri, John A ^a   Gage, Kenneth L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

Author keywords

ea control; imidacloprid; plague; Rattus rattus

Indexed keywords

IMIDACLOPRID; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; NITRO DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ECTOPARASITOSIS; FLEA; HUMAN; PLAGUE; RODENT; RODENT DISEASE; UGANDA;

ANIMALS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; INSECTICIDES; NITRO COMPOUNDS; PLAGUE; RODENT DISEASES; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA; UGANDA;

ANIMALIA; PULEX IRRITANS; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 77956481702     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME09221     Document Type: Article

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