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Plague
Findings in plague reported from A.P. Wilder and co-researchers
August 12th, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Vector - Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, "Plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia Pestis, often leads to rapid decimation of black-tailed prairie dog colonies. Flea-borne transmission of Y. pestis has been thought to occur primarily via blocked fleas, and therefore studies of vector efficiency have focused on the period when blockage is expected to occur (>= 5 days post-infection [p.i.])." "Oropsylla hirsuta, a prairie dog flea, rarely blocks and transmission is inefficient >= 5 days p.i.; thus, this flea has been considered incapable of explaining rapid dissemination of Y. pestis among prairie dogs. By...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-08-12)
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