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.

• Главные авторы: Carine Brouat (Автор), Soanandrasana Rahelinirina (Автор), Anne Loiseau (Автор), Lila Rahalison (Автор), Minoariso Rajerison (Автор), Dominique Laffly (Автор), Pascal Handschumacher (Автор), Jean-Marc Duplantier (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: 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...