Marmots and Yersinia pestis Strains in Two Plague Endemic Areas of Tien Shan Mountains

Marmots and Yersinia pestis Strains in Two Plague Endemic Areas of Tien Shan Mountains

The main purpose of this study was to clarify the role of gray marmots (Marmota baibacina) in the long-term maintenance of highly virulent strains of Yersinia pestis in two plague endemic foci of the Tien Shan Mountains in Kyrgyzstan. We present data from regular observations of populations of M. ba...

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Main Authors: Gulmira Sariyeva, Gulnara Bazarkanova, Ravshambek Maimulov, Sabirzhan Abdikarimov, Berzhan Kurmanov, Aigul Abdirassilova, Anton Shabunin, Zaurbek Sagiyev, Aigul Dzhaparova, Ziyat Abdel, Raikhan Mussagaliyeva, Serge Morand, Vladimir Motin, Michael Kosoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
grey marmot
ectoparasites
plague
rodent
Kyrgyzstan
Yersinia pestis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2019.00207/full

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