Identification of the plague reservoir in an endemic area of Zambia
Yersinia pestis, the bacterial agent of plague, is primarily a parasite of wild rodents that persists in permanent, discrete enzootic foci throughout the world. The disease is transmitted in humans by bites from fleas of wildlife rodent species. Therefore surveillance is the ultimate public health s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2012-06-01
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| Series: | Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research |
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| Online Access: | https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/464 |