Field assessment of insecticide dusting and bait station treatment impact against rodent flea and house flea species in the Madagascar plague context.

• Main Authors: Adélaïde Miarinjara (Author), Soanandrasana Rahelinirina (Author), Nadia Lova Razafimahatratra (Author), Romain Girod (Author), Minoarisoa Rajerison (Author), Sebastien Boyer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Bubonic is the most prevalent plague form in Madagascar. Indoor ground application of insecticide dust is the conventional method used to control potentially infected rodent fleas that transmit the plague bacterium from rodents to humans. The use of bait stations is an alternative approach for vecto...