Multiple Introductions of Yersinia pestis during Urban Pneumonic Plague Epidemic, Madagascar, 2017

Multiple Introductions of Yersinia pestis during Urban Pneumonic Plague Epidemic, Madagascar, 2017

Pneumonic plague (PP) is characterized by high infection rate, person-to-person transmission, and rapid progression to severe disease. In 2017, a PP epidemic occurred in 2 Madagascar urban areas, Antananarivo and Toamasina. We used epidemiologic data and Yersinia pestis genomic characterization to...

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Main Authors: Voahangy Andrianaivoarimanana, Cyril Savin, Dawn N. Birdsell, Amy J. Vogler, Anne-Sophie Le Guern, Soloandry Rahajandraibe, Sylvie Brémont, Soanandrasana Rahelinirina, Jason W. Sahl, Beza Ramasindrazana, Rado Jean Luc Rakotonanahary, Fanjasoa Rakotomanana, Rindra Randremanana, Viviane Maheriniaina, Vaoary Razafimbia, Aurelia Kwasiborski, Charlotte Balière, Maherisoa Ratsitorahina, Laurence Baril, Paul Keim, Valérie Caro, Voahangy Rasolofo, André Spiegel, Javier Pizarro-Cerda, David M. Wagner, Minoarisoa Rajerison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2024-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
pneumonic plague
Yersinia pestis
bacteria
respiratory infections
Madagascar
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/2/23-0759_article

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