Human case of bubonic plague resulting from the bite of a wild Gunnison’s prairie dog during translocation from a plague-endemic area

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• Alternative Title:
  Zoonoses Public Health
• Personal Author:
  Melman, S. D. ; Ettestad, P. E. ; VinHatton, E. S. ; Ragsdale, J. M. ; Takacs, N. ; Onischuk, L. M. ; Leonard, P. M. ; Master, S. S. ; Lucero, V. S. ; Kingry, L. C. ; Petersen, J. M.
• Description:
  Plague is a zoonotic disease (transmitted mainly by fleas and maintained in nature by rodents) that causes severe acute illness in humans. We present a human plague case who became infected by the bite of a wild Gunnison's prairie dog, and a good practical example of the One Health approach that resulted in a rapid public health response. The exposure occurred while the animal was being transported for relocation to a wildlife refuge after being trapped in a plague enzootic area. This is the first report of a human plague case resulting from the bite of a Gunnison's prairie dog. Additionally, we present an observation of a longer incubation period for plague in captive prairie dogs, leading to a recommendation for a longer quarantine period for prairie dogs during translocation efforts.
• Subjects:
  Aged Animals Animals, Wild Anti-Bacterial Agents Article Bites And Stings Cynomys Gunnisoni Disease Introduction Doxycycline Endemic Diseases Humans Male New Mexico One Health Plague Prairie Dogs Sciuridae Translocation Yersinia Pestis

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• Source:
  Zoonoses Public Health. 65(1):e254-e258
• Pubmed ID:
  29110441
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5859330
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  65
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ef5272921016beb1397d281a8a903ce240f5fa51f21f73fda648403c314063e6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/52639/cdc_52639_DS1.pdf
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