Impact of Sanitation on Rodent Pullulation and Plague Status in an Informal Settlement on the Outskirts of Mahajanga (Madagascar)
Plague is a zoonotic disease caused by <i>Yersinia pestis</i>, and it is endemic in Madagascar. The plague cycle involves wild and commensal rodents and their fleas; humans are an accidental host. Madagascar is the country where plague burden is the highest. Plague re-emerged in Mahajang...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2024-10-01
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| Series: | Pathogens |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/11/918 |