First Case Report of Human Plague Caused by Excavation, Skinning, and Eating of a Hibernating Marmot (Marmota himalayana)

• Päätekijät: Jinxiao Xi (Tekijä), Ran Duan (Tekijä), Zhaokai He (Tekijä), Lei Meng (Tekijä), Daqin Xu (Tekijä), Yuhuang Chen (Tekijä), Junrong Liang (Tekijä), Guoming Fu (Tekijä), Li Wang (Tekijä), Hua Chun (Tekijä), Shuai Qin (Tekijä), Dongyue Lv (Tekijä), Hui Mu (Tekijä), Deming Tang (Tekijä), Weiwei Wu (Tekijä), Meng Xiao (Tekijä), Huaiqi Jing (Tekijä), Xin Wang (Tekijä)
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• Julkaistu: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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IntroductionThe Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is considered the most plague-heavy region in China, and skinning and eating marmots (Marmota himalayana) are understood to be the main exposure factors to plague. Yersinia pestis is relatively inactive during marmots' hibernation period. However, this case...