MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Dispatch / Vol. 55, August 25, 2006

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• Alternative Title:
  Human Plague — Four States, 2006
• Journal Article:
  MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Prevention and Disease Control
• Description:
  Plague is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. In 2006, a total of 13 human plague cases have been reported among residents of four states: New Mexico (seven cases), Colorado (three cases), California (two cases), and Texas (one case). This is the largest number of cases reported in a single year in the United States since 1994. This report summarizes six of the 13 cases, highlighting the severity and diverse clinical presentations of plague and underscoring the need for prompt diagnosis and treatment when plague is suspected.
• Content Notes:
  Also published as "Human Plague — Four States, 2006", MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2006; v. 55, no. 34, p. 940-943.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Humans Middle Aged Plague / Diagnosis Plague / Epidemiology
• Source:
  MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2006; v. 55, Dispatch
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Subseries:
  Dispatch
• Publisher:
  United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Case Report
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Colorado ; New Mexico ; Texas
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• Volume:
  55
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2645745a3bc9d0cd012a564ba4120fddb1201510d778b145f8a54fab8c47ac07a028d395ed883c3e70ad9c9a6ab282c1b363ebfef475728354ccdd667346dba6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/250225/cdc_250225_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 85.01 KB ]