Household rat infestation and methods of its control in a lassa fever endemic community in Southeast Nigeria

Background and Objectives: High rat burden and control methods may influence Lassa virus transmission in endemic communities. This study was aimed at determining the prevalence of household rat infestation and its control methods in a Lassa fever endemic region, Southeast, Nigeria. Materials and Met...

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Main Authors: Maria-Lauretta Chito Orji, Damian Uchechukwu Nwaneri, Dorathy Chinwe Obu, Onyinye Uchenna Anyanwu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2020;volume=29;issue=4;spage=601;epage=606;aulast=Orji