Plague circulation and population genetics of the reservoir Rattus rattus: the influence of topographic relief on the distribution of the disease within the Madagascan focus.

• Príomhchruthaitheoirí: Carine Brouat (Údar), Soanandrasana Rahelinirina (Údar), Anne Loiseau (Údar), Lila Rahalison (Údar), Minoariso Rajerison (Údar), Dominique Laffly (Údar), Pascal Handschumacher (Údar), Jean-Marc Duplantier (Údar)
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• Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Landscape may affect the distribution of infectious diseases by influencing the population density and dispersal of hosts and vectors. Plague (Yersinia pestis infection) is a highly virulent, re-emerging disease, the ecology of which has been scarcely studied in Africa. Human seroprevalen...