Investigation of and Response to 2 Plague Cases, Yosemite National Park, California, USA, 2015

Investigation of and Response to 2 Plague Cases, Yosemite National Park, California, USA, 2015

In August 2015, plague was diagnosed for 2 persons who had visited Yosemite National Park in California, USA. One case was septicemic and the other bubonic. Subsequent environmental investigation identified probable locations of exposure for each patient and evidence of epizootic plague in other are...

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Main Authors: Mary Danforth, Mark Novak, Jeannine Petersen, Paul S. Mead, Luke Kingry, Matthew Weinburke, Danielle Buttke, Gregory Hacker, James Tucker, Michael Niemela, Bryan Jackson, Kerry Padgett, Kelly Liebman, Duc Vugia, Vicki L. Kramer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Yersinia pestis
plague
bubonic plague
septicemic plague
vector-borne disease
rodents
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/12/16-0560_article

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