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A systematic review of human and animal leptospirosis in the Pacific Islands reveals pathogen and reservoir diversity
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Guernier, Vanina

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Goarant, Cyrille

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Benschop, Jackie

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Lau, Colleen L.

2018
Background: The Pacific Islands have environmental conditions highly favourable for transmission of leptospirosis, a neglected zoonosis with highest incidence in the tropics, and Oceania in particular. Recent reports confirm the emergence and outbrea
Environmental health in emergencies and disasters: A practical guide - chapter 10 Vector and pest control
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The importance of vector and pest control in disasters and emergencies
Killing rats could save coral reefs
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Gill, Victoria

Short website news article about rat eradication on Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean and how bird populations increase without rat predation increasing nutrients from bird guano into the coral reefs; cites letter article in Springer Nature - Seabir
Kerala: Flood-hit India state battles rat fever outbreak
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2018
BBC website news article - Flood hit South Indian state of Kerala 11 people died of leptospirosis; After floods expect to see water-borne diseases like cholera, typhoid, diarrhoea, hepatitis and rat fever
Estimating burdens of neglected tropical zoonotic diseases on islands with introduced mammals
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de Wit, Luz A.

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Croll, Donald A.

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Tershy, Bernie.

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Newton, Kelly M.

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Spatz, Dena R.

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Holmes, Nick D.

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Kilpatrick, A. Marm.

2017
Many neglected tropical zoonotic pathogens are maintained by introduced mammals, and on islands the most common introduced species are rodents, cats, and dogs. Management of introduced mammals, including control or eradication of feral populations, w
Potential public health benefits from eradicating rts in New Zealand cities and a tentative research agenda.
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Wilson, Nick. ? Mary McIntyre ? Paul Blaschke ? Petra Muellner ? Osman D Mansoor ? Michael G Baker

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McIntyre, Mary.

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Blaschke, Paul.

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Muellner, Petra.

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Mansoor, Osman D.

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Baker, Michael G.

2017
The eradication of some introduced pests such as rats, stoats and possums in New Zealand seems increasingly feasible with successful action to date in various cities (e.g. Wellington City) and with the government’s national 2050 predator-free goal. H
Globally threatened vertebrates on islands with invasive species.
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Spatz, Dena

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Zilliacus, Kelly M.

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Holmes, Nick D.

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Butchart, Stuart H M

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Genovesi, Piero Genovesi

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Ceballos, Gerardo

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Tershy, Bernie R

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Croll Donald A.

2017
Global biodiversity loss is disproportionately rapid on islands, where invasive species are a major driver of extinctions. To inform conservation planning aimed at preventing extinctions, we identify the distribution and biogeographic patterns of hig

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