Understanding the persistence of plague foci in Madagascar.

• Main Authors: Voahangy Andrianaivoarimanana (Author), Katharina Kreppel (Author), Nohal Elissa (Author), Jean-Marc Duplantier (Author), Elisabeth Carniel (Author), Minoarisoa Rajerison (Author), Ronan Jambou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Plague, a zoonosis caused by Yersinia pestis, is still found in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Madagascar reports almost one third of the cases worldwide. Y. pestis can be encountered in three very different types of foci: urban, rural, and sylvatic. Flea vector and wild rodent host population dyna...