Patterns of Human Plague in Uganda, 2008–2016

Patterns of Human Plague in Uganda, 2008–2016

Plague is a highly virulent fleaborne zoonosis that occurs throughout many parts of the world; most suspected human cases are reported from resource-poor settings in sub-Saharan Africa. During 2008–2016, a combination of active surveillance and laboratory testing in the plague-endemic West Nile regi...

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Main Authors: Joseph D. Forrester, Titus Apangu, Kevin Griffith, Sarah Acayo, Brook Yockey, John Kaggwa, Kiersten J. Kugeler, Martin Schriefer, Christopher Sexton, C. Ben Beard, Gordian Candini, Janet Abaru, Bosco Candia, Jimmy Felix Okoth, Harriet Apio, Lawrence Nolex, Geoffrey Ezama, Robert Okello, Linda Atiku, Joseph Mpanga, Paul S. Mead
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
plague
Yersinia pestis
bubonic plague
pneumonic plague
Africa
Uganda
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/9/17-0789_article

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