A single introduction of Yersinia pestis to Brazil during the 3rd plague pandemic.

A single introduction of Yersinia pestis to Brazil during the 3rd plague pandemic.

Yersinia pestis was introduced to Brazil during the third plague pandemic and currently exists in several recognized foci. There is currently limited available phylogeographic data regarding Y. pestis in Brazil. We generated whole genome sequences for 411 Y. pestis strains from six Brazilian foci to...

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Main Authors: Amy J Vogler, Jason W Sahl, Nilma C Leal, Marise Sobreira, Charles H D Williamson, Molly C Bollig, Dawn N Birdsell, Andrew Rivera, Brian Thompson, Roxanne Nottingham, Antonio M Rezende, Paul Keim, Alzira M P Almeida, David M Wagner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209478

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