Ecologic Features of Plague Outbreak Areas, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2004–2014

Ecologic Features of Plague Outbreak Areas, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2004–2014

During 2004–2014, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared 54% of plague cases worldwide. Using national data, we characterized the epidemiology of human plague in DRC for this period. All 4,630 suspected human plague cases and 349 deaths recorded in DRC came from Orientale Province. Pneu...

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Main Authors: Aaron Aruna Abedi, Jean-Christophe Shako, Jean Gaudart, Bertrand Sudre, Benoit Kebela Ilunga, Stomy Karhemere Bi Shamamba, Georges Diatta, Bernard Davoust, Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum, Renaud Piarroux, Martine Piarroux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Plague
epidemiology
Democratic Republic of the Congo
risk factors
environment
Yersinia pestis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/2/16-0122_article

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