Where does human plague still persist in Latin America?

• Main Authors: Maria Cristina Schneider (Author), Patricia Najera (Author), Sylvain Aldighieri (Author), Deise I Galan (Author), Eric Bertherat (Author), Alfonso Ruiz (Author), Elsy Dumit (Author), Jean Marc Gabastou (Author), Marcos A Espinal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Plague is an epidemic-prone disease with a potential impact on public health, international trade, and tourism. It may emerge and re-emerge after decades of epidemiological silence. Today, in Latin America, human cases and foci are present in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador,...