Socio-ecological risk factors associated with human flea infestations of rural household in plague-endemic areas of Madagascar.

• Hauptverfasser: Adélaïde Miarinjara (Verfasst von), Annick Onimalala Raveloson (Verfasst von), Stephen Gilbert Mugel (Verfasst von), Nick An (Verfasst von), Andry Andriamiadanarivo (Verfasst von), Minoarisoa Esther Rajerison (Verfasst von), Rindra Vatosoa Randremanana (Verfasst von), Romain Girod (Verfasst von), Thomas Robert Gillespie (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Plague is a flea-borne fatal disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which persists in rural Madagascar. Although fleas parasitizing rats are considered the primary vectors of Y. pestis, the human flea, Pulex irritans, is abundant in human habitations in Madagascar, and has been found natur...