Temporal phylogeography of Yersinia pestis in Madagascar: Insights into the long-term maintenance of plague.

Yersinia pestis appears to be maintained in multiple, geographically separate, and phylogenetically distinct subpopulations within the highlands of Madagascar. However, the dynamics of these locally differentiated subpopulations through time are mostly unknown. To address that gap and further inform...

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Main Authors: Amy J Vogler, Voahangy Andrianaivoarimanana, Sandra Telfer, Carina M Hall, Jason W Sahl, Crystal M Hepp, Heather Centner, Genevieve Andersen, Dawn N Birdsell, Lila Rahalison, Roxanne Nottingham, Paul Keim, David M Wagner, Minoarisoa Rajerison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5600411?pdf=render