Epizootiologic Parameters for Plague in Kazakhstan

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Begon, Michael ; Klassovskiy, Nikolay ; Ageyev, Vladimir ; Suleimenov, Bakhtiar ; Atshabar, Bakhyt ; Bennett, Malcolm
• Description:
  Reliable estimates are lacking of key epizootiologic parameters for plague caused by Yersinia pestis infection in its natural reservoirs. We report results of a 3-year longitudinal study of plague dynamics in populations of a maintenance host, the great gerbil (Rhombomys opimus), in 2 populations in Kazakhstan. Serologic results suggest a mid-summer peak in the abundance of infectious hosts and possible transmission from the reservoir to humans. Decrease in antibody titer to an undetectable level showed no seasonal pattern. Our findings did not support the use of the nitroblue-tetrazolium test characterization of plague-infected hosts. Y. pestis infection reduced survival of otherwise asymptomatic hosts.
• Subjects:
  Animals Antibodies, Bacterial Disease Outbreaks Disease Reservoirs Gerbillinae Indicators And Reagents Longitudinal Studies Nitroblue Tetrazolium Rodent Diseases Zoonoses
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 12(2):268-273.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kazakhstan
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:479b1538f0f0d996e04c448c1e1e9dcadeae07c727174fc68d8fe27349a8298f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15952/cdc_15952_DS1.pdf
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