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The objective of this work was to evaluate the efficiency of an integrated program for the control of rodents in a shantytown of Buenos Aires City, Argentina. This program was developed in one year. During the preparation phase, an environmental survey of public spaces and dwellings was conducted in the test area to identify factors favoring the presence of rodents and to determine strategies and management measures to be implemented in the execution phase. Rodent abundance was monitored in the following four periods: (1) during the preparation phase, (2) during the execution phase, (3) immediately after the execution phase, and (4) 90 days after the end of the execution phase. According to the results of the preparation phase, we combined three different strategies to reduce rodent abundance in both dwellings and public spaces of the experimental area: rodenticide application, environmental sanitation in public spaces, and sanitary education. In this area the proportion of dwellings and public spaces with signs of rodent activity decreased significantly from the beginning of the trial to immediately after the end of the execution phase. There was a significant increase in rodent activity 90 days after the execution phase. This work reveals that although rodent infestation can be reduced in urban shantytowns, a long-term policy for sanitation improvement and sanitary education is required to keep rodent populations at safe levels for the community. © 2007 Ecohealth Journal Consortium.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Implementation and evaluation of an integrated program for rodent control in a shantytown of Buenos Aires City, Argentina
Autor:Fernández, M.S.; Cavia, R.; Cueto, G.R.; Suárez, O.V.
Filiación:Dto. de Ecología, Genética Y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Y Naturales, Ciudad Universitaria, Capital Federal C1428EHA, Argentina
Palabras clave:Environmental sanitation; Rodent control; Rodenticide; Sanitary education; Shantytown; rodenticide; Argentina; article; controlled study; education; environmental sanitation; monitoring; nonhuman; priority journal; productivity; program development; rodent control; Rodentia
Año:2007
Volumen:4
Número:3
Página de inicio:271
Página de fin:277
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10393-007-0122-4
Título revista:EcoHealth
Título revista abreviado:EcoHealth
ISSN:16129202
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_16129202_v4_n3_p271_Fernandez

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Fernández, M.S., Cavia, R., Cueto, G.R. & Suárez, O.V. (2007) . Implementation and evaluation of an integrated program for rodent control in a shantytown of Buenos Aires City, Argentina. EcoHealth, 4(3), 271-277.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10393-007-0122-4
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Fernández, M.S., Cavia, R., Cueto, G.R., Suárez, O.V. "Implementation and evaluation of an integrated program for rodent control in a shantytown of Buenos Aires City, Argentina" . EcoHealth 4, no. 3 (2007) : 271-277.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10393-007-0122-4
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Fernández, M.S., Cavia, R., Cueto, G.R., Suárez, O.V. "Implementation and evaluation of an integrated program for rodent control in a shantytown of Buenos Aires City, Argentina" . EcoHealth, vol. 4, no. 3, 2007, pp. 271-277.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10393-007-0122-4
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Fernández, M.S., Cavia, R., Cueto, G.R., Suárez, O.V. Implementation and evaluation of an integrated program for rodent control in a shantytown of Buenos Aires City, Argentina. EcoHealth. 2007;4(3):271-277.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10393-007-0122-4