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ArticleOne health (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2025

Influence of human intervention on rodent population dynamics in Southwest China.

Wei Zhao, Yuqiong Li, Dongdong Lin, Jing Lu, Zhe Lou, Xiyang Li, Zhengxiang Liu, Siyu Li, Jian Wang, Rongji Cao and 3 more

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Article in One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Wei ZhaoSchool of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China.
Yuqiong LiYunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention, No. 5 Wenhua Road, Dali, Yunnan, China.
Dongdong LinSchool of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China.
Jing LuSchool of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China.
Zhe LouSchool of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China.
Xiyang LiSchool of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China.
Zhengxiang LiuYunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention, No. 5 Wenhua Road, Dali, Yunnan, China.
Siyu LiYunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention, No. 5 Wenhua Road, Dali, Yunnan, China.
Jian WangYunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention, No. 5 Wenhua Road, Dali, Yunnan, China.
Rongji CaoYunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention, No. 5 Wenhua Road, Dali, Yunnan, China.
Zihou GaoYunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention, No. 5 Wenhua Road, Dali, Yunnan, China.
Zongti ShaoYunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention, No. 5 Wenhua Road, Dali, Yunnan, China.
Ruiyun LiSchool of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rodents are major reservoirs of zoonotic pathogens, presenting substantial public health threats in plague-endemic regions. Although chemical rodenticides have been widely used to control populations to reduce the risk of infectious diseases and epidemics, their long-term effectiveness and ecological impacts under diverse environmental conditions remain poorly understood. Here, we conducted a longitudinal field study across eight sites in Jianchuan and Yulong counties (Yunnan Province, China) from April 2023 to April 2024, to evaluate control effects and strategies by comparing rodent population dynamics in intervention and non-intervention areas. Our results showed that rodenticide effectively reduced rodent density in the short term, but population recovery exhibited strong spatial variation, driven by ecological conditions and intervention strategies. Statistical modelling further identified leaf area index (LAI) of low vegetation, soil temperature, and soil moisture content as key predictors of rodent population resurgence. These results emphasize the spatially heterogeneities effectiveness of rodenticides and highlight the influence of environmental conditions on post-intervention population recovery. Our study advocates for ecologically adaptive rodent management strategies to enhance the sustainability and precision of zoonotic disease control in endemic regions.

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Human interventionMonitoringRodent population densityWild plague foci

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PMID41341271
PMCPMC12670526

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