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Plague
Studies from D.J. Salkeld and colleagues provide new data on plague
August 19th, 2008
According to recent research published in the Journal of Parasitology, "Plague, the disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, can have devastating impacts on North American wildlife. Epizootics, or die-offs, in prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) occur sporadically and fleas (Siphonaptera) are probably important in the disease's transmission and possibly as maintenance hosts of Y. pestis between epizootics." "We monitored changes in flea abundance in prairie dog burrows in response to precipitation, temperature, and plague activity in shortgrass steppe in northern Colorado. Oropsylla hirstita was the most commonly found flea, and it increased in abundance...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-08-19)
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