Artículo
Perceptions of rodent-associated problems: an experience in urban and rural areas of Yucatan, Mexico
Panti May, Jesús Alonso; Sodá Tamayo, Lorenzo; Gamboa Tec, Naivy; Cetina Franco, Rosy; Cigarroa Toledo, Nohemi; Machaín Williams, Carlos; Robles, Maria del Rosario
; Hernández Betancourt, Silvia F.
Fecha de publicación:
10/2017
Editorial:
Springer
Revista:
Urban Ecosystems
ISSN:
1083-8155
e-ISSN:
1573-1642
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
Clasificación temática:
Resumen
Rodents are a threat to agriculture and homes, and are a public health risk. Local perceptions about rodents and the damage they cause are vital, as a first step, to the design and implementation of rodent control or educational programs. A total of 111 interviews were conducted in two urban neighborhoods and two rural villages in Yucatan, Mexico. More than 90% of the interviewed inhabitants perceived rodents as a problem. The fear of rodents (57%), damage to food and stocks (56%), and damage to clothes (34%), were the most cited problems. In the urban neighborhoods, the use of rodent control methods was more frequent (57%) than in the villages (33%) in this study. In addition, the percentage of damage to domestic appliances was lower in villages (10%) than in neighborhoods (33%). Our preliminary results suggest that rodent pests represent a threat to human health and to human food security in the studied sites.
Palabras clave:
Interviews
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Mexico
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Public Health
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Rodent Pests
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Rural
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Urban
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Articulos de CENTRO DE EST.PARASITOL.Y DE VECTORES (I)
Articulos de CENTRO DE EST.PARASITOL.Y DE VECTORES (I)
Citación
Panti May, Jesús Alonso; Sodá Tamayo, Lorenzo; Gamboa Tec, Naivy; Cetina Franco, Rosy; Cigarroa Toledo, Nohemi; et al.; Perceptions of rodent-associated problems: an experience in urban and rural areas of Yucatan, Mexico; Springer; Urban Ecosystems; 20; 5; 10-2017; 983-988
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