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Plague Epizootic Dynamics in Chipmunk Fleas, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA, 2013–2015
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April 17 2020
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 26(4):801-804
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:We describe Yersinia pestis minimum infection prevalence in fleas collected from Tamias spp. chipmunks in the Sierra Nevadas (California, USA) during 2013-2015. Y. pestis-positive fleas were detected only in 2015 (year of plague epizootic), mostly in T. speciosus chipmunks at high-elevation sites. Plague surveillance should include testing vectors for Y. pestis.
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Pubmed ID:31922951
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC7101107
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