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

• Main Authors: Adélaïde Miarinjara (Author), Annick Onimalala Raveloson (Author), Stephen Gilbert Mugel (Author), Nick An (Author), Andry Andriamiadanarivo (Author), Minoarisoa Esther Rajerison (Author), Rindra Vatosoa Randremanana (Author), Romain Girod (Author), Thomas Robert Gillespie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: 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...