Distribution and Characteristics of Human Plague Cases and Yersinia pestis Isolates from 4 Marmota Plague Foci, China, 1950–2019

Distribution and Characteristics of Human Plague Cases and Yersinia pestis Isolates from 4 Marmota Plague Foci, China, 1950–2019

We analyzed epidemiologic characteristics and distribution of 1,067 human plague cases and 5,958 Yersinia pestis isolates collected from humans, host animals, and insect vectors during 1950–2019 in 4 Marmota plague foci in China. The case-fatality rate for plague in humans was 68.88%; the overall tr...

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Main Authors: Zhaokai He, Baiqing Wei, Yujiang Zhang, Jun Liu, Jinxiao Xi, Dunzhu Ciren, Teng Qi, Junrong Liang, Ran Duan, Shuai Qin, Dongyue Lv, Yuhuang Chen, Meng Xiao, Rong Fan, Zhizhong Song, Huaiqi Jing, Xin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Marmota
plague
marmots
Yersinia pestis
epidemiology
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/10/20-2239_article

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