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Abstract:

Commensal rodents are some of the main vertebrate pests in urban areas; however, knowledge about factors that favor them at large scales is scarce. We studied spatial and temporal variations in rodent infestation levels at the whole city scale using the complaints of rodent sightings and questionnaire surveys to city neighbors. Demographic, socio-economic, and environmental characteristics handled with a geographic information system were evaluated as possible indicators of rodent infestation. The number of rodent sightings was lower in months with low mean temperature with two months time lag and higher in areas with high number of meat and metal industries. Rodent infestation estimated by the questionnaire survey showed spatial autocorrelation defining large areas with similar infestation levels. It decreased when the apartment density increased, while increased when the proportion of area occupied by shantytowns, the density of meat industries, and the proportion of area occupied by moderate urban development increased. Rodent control programs at the whole city level would have better results if public health pest agencies and/or governments will focus the efforts on areas with more precarious conditions as well as the industrial areas in the cold season when have lower rodent abundances. © 2015, International Association for Ecology and Health.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Commensal Rodents in the City of Buenos Aires: A Temporal, Spatial, and Environmental Analysis at the Whole City Level
Autor:Cavia, R.; Muschetto, E.; Cueto, G.R.; Suárez, O.V.
Filiación:Dto. de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria, PB II, 4to piso, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1428EHA, Argentina
Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires (IEGEBA), UBA-CONICET, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria, PB II, 4to piso, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1428EHA, Argentina
Palabras clave:geographic information system; management decisions; rodent infestation; spatial autocorrelation; urban; vertebrate pest; animal; Argentina; city; environment; epidemiology; rodent; season; socioeconomics; spatiotemporal analysis; statistics and numerical data; Animals; Argentina; Cities; Environment; Rodentia; Seasons; Socioeconomic Factors; Spatio-Temporal Analysis
Año:2015
Volumen:12
Número:3
Página de inicio:468
Página de fin:479
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10393-015-1013-8
Título revista:EcoHealth
Título revista abreviado:EcoHealth
ISSN:16129202
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_16129202_v12_n3_p468_Cavia

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Citas:

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Cavia, R., Muschetto, E., Cueto, G.R. & Suárez, O.V. (2015) . Commensal Rodents in the City of Buenos Aires: A Temporal, Spatial, and Environmental Analysis at the Whole City Level. EcoHealth, 12(3), 468-479.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10393-015-1013-8
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Cavia, R., Muschetto, E., Cueto, G.R., Suárez, O.V. "Commensal Rodents in the City of Buenos Aires: A Temporal, Spatial, and Environmental Analysis at the Whole City Level" . EcoHealth 12, no. 3 (2015) : 468-479.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10393-015-1013-8
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Cavia, R., Muschetto, E., Cueto, G.R., Suárez, O.V. "Commensal Rodents in the City of Buenos Aires: A Temporal, Spatial, and Environmental Analysis at the Whole City Level" . EcoHealth, vol. 12, no. 3, 2015, pp. 468-479.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10393-015-1013-8
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Cavia, R., Muschetto, E., Cueto, G.R., Suárez, O.V. Commensal Rodents in the City of Buenos Aires: A Temporal, Spatial, and Environmental Analysis at the Whole City Level. EcoHealth. 2015;12(3):468-479.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10393-015-1013-8