Plague Epizootic Dynamics in Chipmunk Fleas, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA, 2013–2015

Plague Epizootic Dynamics in Chipmunk Fleas, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA, 2013–2015

We describe Yersinia pestis minimum infection prevalence in fleas collected from Tamias spp. chipmunks in the Sierra Nevadas (California, USA) during 2013–2015. Y. pestis–positive fleas were detected only in 2015 (year of plague epizootic), mostly in T. speciosus chipmunks at high-elevation sites. P...

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Main Authors: Talisin T. Hammond, Kelly A. Liebman, Robert Payne, Helen K. Pigage, Kerry A. Padgett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
disease ecology
host–parasite
host–pathogen
Siphonaptera
Tamias speciosus
Yersinia pestis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/4/19-0733_article

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