2022
Population dynamics of synanthropic rodents after a chemical and infrastructural intervention in an urban low-income community
Awoniyi A, Venegas-Vargas C, Souza F, Zeppelini C, Hacker K, Carvalho-Pereira T, Marins C, de Santana M, Pertile A, Begon M, Ko A, Diggle P, Reis M, Childs J, da Silva E, Costa F, Khalil H. Population dynamics of synanthropic rodents after a chemical and infrastructural intervention in an urban low-income community. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 10109. PMID: 35710879, PMCID: PMC9203450, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14474-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrban low-income communityLow-income communitiesEffects of interventionsPre-intervention levelsSynanthropic rodentsLong-term effectsRodent infestationInterventionRodent control programsLongitudinal studyCity of SalvadorControl programsActivity/abundanceRodentsPopulationHousehold/Pose risksYearsStudy
2018
437. Spatial Distribution of Schistosomiasis After Repeated Praziquantel Treatments in a Rural Community in Brazil
Terashima R, Blanton R, Reis M. 437. Spatial Distribution of Schistosomiasis After Repeated Praziquantel Treatments in a Rural Community in Brazil. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2018, 5: s165-s165. PMCID: PMC6255532, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity-wide treatmentSchistosomiasis prevalenceWater contact sitesPrevalence of schistosomiasisIndicator markersPrevalence of infectionTransmission persistsPraziquantel treatmentDistribution of infectionKato-KatzPrevalenceSchistosomiasisTreatment effortsStudy periodTreatmentPraziquantelRural communitiesInfectionMinimal fluctuationsMarkersMorbidityReinfectionStoolYearsDisease