Primary case of human pneumonic plague occurring in a Himalayan marmot natural focus area Gansu Province, China

Primary case of human pneumonic plague occurring in a Himalayan marmot natural focus area Gansu Province, China

A case of primary pneumonic plague (PPP) caused by Yersinia pestis is reported. This case occurred in the largest plague area in China. The patient died after contact with a dog that had captured an infected marmot. Three of 151 contacts were shown to be positive for antibody against F1 antigen by...

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Main Authors: Pengfei Ge, Jinxiao Xi, Jun Ding, Fachang Jin, Hong Zhang, Limin Guo, Jie Zhang, Junlin Li, Zhiqiang Gan, Bin Wu, Junrong Liang, Xin Wang, Xinhua Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Primary pneumonic plague
Dogs
Marmota himalayana
Indirect hemagglutination test
Epidemiological investigation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214017627

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