Seasonal fluctuations of small mammal and flea communities in a Ugandan plague focus: evidence to implicate Arvicanthis niloticus and Crocidura spp. as key hosts in Yersinia pestis transmission

Seasonal fluctuations of small mammal and flea communities in a Ugandan plague focus: evidence to implicate Arvicanthis niloticus and Crocidura spp. as key hosts in Yersinia pestis transmission

Abstract Background The distribution of human plague risk is strongly associated with rainfall in the tropical plague foci of East Africa, but little is known about how the plague bacterium is maintained during periods between outbreaks or whether environmental drivers trigger these outbreaks. We co...

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Main Authors: Sean M Moore, Andrew Monaghan, Jeff N Borchert, Joseph T Mpanga, Linda A Atiku, Karen A Boegler, John Montenieri, Katherine MacMillan, Kenneth L Gage, Rebecca J Eisen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Small Mammal
Plague
Trapping Session
Flea Species
Small Mammal Species
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0616-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0616-1

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