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.

• Main Authors: Carine Brouat (Author), Soanandrasana Rahelinirina (Author), Anne Loiseau (Author), Lila Rahalison (Author), Minoariso Rajerison (Author), Dominique Laffly (Author), Pascal Handschumacher (Author), Jean-Marc Duplantier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: 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...