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Integrated Pest Management: Conducting Urban Rodent Surveys.

PB2009113150

Publication Date	2006
Page Count	35
Abstract	For centuries, people have recognized that rats and mice are not only a nuisance but are a public health problem. Rats and mice damage and contaminate food, damage structures, and carry diseases that threaten health and quality of life, and they can cause injury and death. This manual describes techniques to help us protect ourselves from these disease vectors by gathering information (surveillance) about infestations and about the causative conditions of infestation. Accurate recordkeeping by public health officials provides the information needed to manage rodent and other pest problems. Urban rodent surveys of exterior areas are the primary means for obtaining information on rodent infestations and on premises with environmental health deficiencies that support commensal rodent populations in housing and on premisess. Survey areas should include residential, commercial, and civic buildings; vacant lots; and public areas.
Keywords	Pest control Rodents Urban areas Surveys Public health Rats Mice Damage Contamination Infectious diseases Threats Quality of life Surveillance Environmental health
Source Agency	Centers for Disease Control Bureau of Laboratories
Corporate Authors	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200920

Integrated Pest Management: Conducting Urban Rodent Surveys.

Integrated Pest Management: Conducting Urban Rodent Surveys.
PB2009113150

Publication Date	2006
Page Count	35
Abstract	For centuries, people have recognized that rats and mice are not only a nuisance but are a public health problem. Rats and mice damage and contaminate food, damage structures, and carry diseases that threaten health and quality of life, and they can cause injury and death. This manual describes techniques to help us protect ourselves from these disease vectors by gathering information (surveillance) about infestations and about the causative conditions of infestation. Accurate recordkeeping by public health officials provides the information needed to manage rodent and other pest problems. Urban rodent surveys of exterior areas are the primary means for obtaining information on rodent infestations and on premises with environmental health deficiencies that support commensal rodent populations in housing and on premisess. Survey areas should include residential, commercial, and civic buildings; vacant lots; and public areas.
Keywords	Pest control Rodents Urban areas Surveys Public health Rats Mice Damage Contamination Infectious diseases Threats Quality of life Surveillance Environmental health
Source Agency	Centers for Disease Control Bureau of Laboratories
Corporate Authors	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200920