Use of Insecticide Delivery Tubes for Controlling Rodent-Associated Fleas in a Plague Endemic Region of West Nile, Uganda

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorBoegler, Karen A.
dc.contributor.authorAtiku, Linda A.
dc.contributor.authorTendo Mpanga, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorClark, Rebecca J.
dc.contributor.authorDelorey, Mark J.
dc.contributor.authorGage, Kenneth L.
dc.contributor.authorEisen, Rebecca J.
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-17T20:22:17Z
dc.date.available2021-12-17T20:22:17Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractPlague is a primarily flea-borne rodent-associated zoonosis that is often fatal in humans. Our study focused on the plague-endemic West Nile region of Uganda where affordable means for the prevention of human plague are currently lacking. Traditional hut construction and food storage practices hinder rodent exclusion efforts, and emphasize the need for an inexpensive but effective host-targeted approach for controlling fleas within the domestic environment. Here we demonstrate the ability of an insecticide delivery tube that is made from inexpensive locally available materials to reduce fleas on domestic rodents. Unbaited tubes were treated with either an insecticide alone (fipronil) or in conjunction with an insect growth regulator [(S)-methoprene], and placed along natural rodent runways within participant huts. Performance was similar for both treatments throughout the course of the study, and showed significant reductions in the proportion of infested rodents relative to controls for at least 100 d posttreatment.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBoegler, KA, Atiku, LA, Mpanga, JT, Clark, RJ, Delorey, MJ, Gage, KL, & Eisen, RJ (2014). Use of insecticide delivery tubes for controlling rodent-associated fleas in a plague endemic region of West Nile, Uganda. Journal of medical entomology , 51 (6), 1254-1263. doi:10.1603/ME14083.en_US
dc.identifier.other10.1603/ME14083.
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/765
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of medical entomologyen_US
dc.subjectPlagueen_US
dc.subjectFlea controlen_US
dc.subjectYersinia pestisen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.subjectTopical insecticideen_US
dc.titleUse of Insecticide Delivery Tubes for Controlling Rodent-Associated Fleas in a Plague Endemic Region of West Nile, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Use of Insecticide Delivery Tubes for Controlling Rodent-Associated Fleas in a Plague Endemic Region of West Nile, Uganda.pdf
Size:
378.28 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Article
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Medical and Health Sciences