Are local plague endemicity and ecological characteristics of vectors and reservoirs related? A case study in north-east Tanzania

The pattern of plague endemicity in Tanzania is characterized by continuous re-appearance of the disease in some locations, while in other neighbouring villages the disease has never or seldom been observed. To understand the reasons for this pattern, we studied small mammals and fleas species compo...

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Main Authors: Herwig LEIRS, Rhodes H. MAKUNDI, Simon NEERINCKX, Anne LAUDISOIT, Boris R. KRASNOV
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2009-06-01
Series:Current Zoology
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Online Access:http://www.actazool.org/paperdetail.asp?id=11185