A Dog-Associated Primary Pneumonic Plague in Qinghai Province, China

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Authors

Hu Wang · Qinghai Institute for Endemic Diease Prevention and Control

Yujun Cui · Institute of Microbiology

Zuyun Wang · Qinghai Institute for Endemic Diease Prevention and Control

Xiaoyi Wang · Institute of Microbiology

Zhaobiao Guo · Institute of Microbiology

Yanfeng Yan · Institute of Microbiology

Chao Li

Abstract

Dogs are believed to be an indicator animal for plague surveillance, but their association with PPP is rare. Our results provide evidence for this possibility, which suggests the public health significance of dogs as a source of plague.

Topics & Keywords

Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research Vector-borne infectious diseases Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 52, Issue 2, pp. 185-190

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciq107

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