Assembling a safe and effective toolbox for integrated flea control and plague mitigation: Fipronil experiments with prairie dogs.
<h4>Background</h4>Plague, a widely distributed zoonotic disease of mammalian hosts and flea vectors, poses a significant risk to ecosystems throughout much of Earth. Conservation biologists use insecticides for flea control and plague mitigation. Here, we evaluate the use of an insectic...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2022-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272419 |