Identifying the social and environmental determinants of plague endemicity in Peru: insights from a case study in Ascope, La Libertad

• Main Authors: Ana Rivière-Cinnamond (Author), Alain Santandreu (Author), Anita Luján (Author), Frederic Mertens (Author), John Omar Espinoza (Author), Yesenia Carpio (Author), Johnny Bravo (Author), Jean-Marc Gabastou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Plague remains a public health problem in specific areas located in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru. Its prevention and control encompasses adequate clinical management and timely laboratory diagnosis. However, understanding communities' interaction with its surrounding ec...