Epizootiologic Parameters for Plague in Kazakhstan
Reliable estimates are lacking of key epizootiologic parameters for plague caused by Yersinia pestis infection in its natural reservoirs. We report results of a 3-year longitudinal study of plague dynamics in populations of a maintenance host, the great gerbil (Rhombomys opimus), in 2 populations in...
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| author | Michael Begon Nikolay Klassovskiy Vladimir Ageyev Bakhtiar Suleimenov Bakhyt Atshabar Malcolm Bennett |
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| description | Reliable estimates are lacking of key epizootiologic parameters for plague caused by Yersinia pestis infection in its natural reservoirs. We report results of a 3-year longitudinal study of plague dynamics in populations of a maintenance host, the great gerbil (Rhombomys opimus), in 2 populations in Kazakhstan. Serologic results suggest a mid-summer peak in the abundance of infectious hosts and possible transmission from the reservoir to humans. Decrease in antibody titer to an undetectable level showed no seasonal pattern. Our findings did not support the use of the nitroblue-tetrazolium test characterization of plague-infected hosts. Y. pestis infection reduced survival of otherwise asymptomatic hosts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1cee111000944acd93ac49c0fdf7f02a2022-12-21T18:22:11ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592006-02-0112226827310.3201/eid1202.050651Epizootiologic Parameters for Plague in KazakhstanMichael BegonNikolay KlassovskiyVladimir AgeyevBakhtiar SuleimenovBakhyt AtshabarMalcolm BennettReliable estimates are lacking of key epizootiologic parameters for plague caused by Yersinia pestis infection in its natural reservoirs. We report results of a 3-year longitudinal study of plague dynamics in populations of a maintenance host, the great gerbil (Rhombomys opimus), in 2 populations in Kazakhstan. Serologic results suggest a mid-summer peak in the abundance of infectious hosts and possible transmission from the reservoir to humans. Decrease in antibody titer to an undetectable level showed no seasonal pattern. Our findings did not support the use of the nitroblue-tetrazolium test characterization of plague-infected hosts. Y. pestis infection reduced survival of otherwise asymptomatic hosts.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/2/05-0651_articlePlagueYersinia pestiszoonosisepizootiologygerbilRhombomys |
| spellingShingle | Michael Begon Nikolay Klassovskiy Vladimir Ageyev Bakhtiar Suleimenov Bakhyt Atshabar Malcolm Bennett Epizootiologic Parameters for Plague in Kazakhstan Emerging Infectious Diseases Plague Yersinia pestis zoonosis epizootiology gerbil Rhombomys |
| title | Epizootiologic Parameters for Plague in Kazakhstan |
| title_full | Epizootiologic Parameters for Plague in Kazakhstan |
| title_fullStr | Epizootiologic Parameters for Plague in Kazakhstan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epizootiologic Parameters for Plague in Kazakhstan |
| title_short | Epizootiologic Parameters for Plague in Kazakhstan |
| title_sort | epizootiologic parameters for plague in kazakhstan |
| topic | Plague Yersinia pestis zoonosis epizootiology gerbil Rhombomys |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/2/05-0651_article |
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