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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
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
Marine protected areas increase resilience among coral reef communities.
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Mellin, C

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Macneil, A

2016
With marine biodiversity declining globally at accelerating rates, maximising the effectiveness of conservation has become a key goal for local, national and international regulators
Dietary shift of an invasive predator: rats, seabirds and sea turtles
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Caut, Stéphane

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Angulo, Elena

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Courchamp, Franck

2008
This article is a study on the dietary shift of black rats on Surprise Island, New Caledonia and their impact on the ecosystem in the presence and absence of breeding seabirds.
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
Battling Invasive Species in the Pacific: Outcomes of the Regional GEF-PAS IAS Project Prevention, control and management of invasive species in the Pacific islands
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SPREP

2016
Pacific islands intimately connect land and sea. Rats, cats, and other invasive species quickly destroy these links, particularly by predating on native forest seeds, forest birds, sea birds, and other vital ecosystem components. Effective management
Biosecurity dog helping Rimatara Island, French Polynesia remain free of ship rat
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