A non-stationary relationship between global climate phenomena and human plague incidence in Madagascar.

• Main Authors: Katharina S Kreppel (Author), Cyril Caminade (Author), Sandra Telfer (Author), Minoarison Rajerison (Author), Lila Rahalison (Author), Andy Morse (Author), Matthew Baylis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Plague, a zoonosis caused by Yersinia pestis, is found in Asia and the Americas, but predominantly in Africa, with the island of Madagascar reporting almost one third of human cases worldwide. Plague's occurrence is affected by local climate factors which in turn...