Zoonoses As Ecological Entities: A Case Review of Plague.
As a zoonosis, Plague is also an ecological entity, a complex system of ecological interactions between the pathogen, the hosts, and the spatiotemporal variations of its ecosystems. Five reservoir system models have been proposed: (i) assemblages of small mammals with different levels of susceptibil...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-10-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5053604?pdf=render |