Phylogeography and molecular epidemiology of Yersinia pestis in Madagascar.

• Main Authors: Amy J Vogler (Author), Fabien Chan (Author), David M Wagner (Author), Philippe Roumagnac (Author), Judy Lee (Author), Roxanne Nera (Author), Mark Eppinger (Author), Jacques Ravel (Author), Lila Rahalison (Author), Bruno W Rasoamanana (Author), Stephen M Beckstrom-Sternberg (Author), Mark Achtman (Author), Suzanne Chanteau (Author), Paul Keim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Plague was introduced to Madagascar in 1898 and continues to be a significant human health problem. It exists mainly in the central highlands, but in the 1990s was reintroduced to the port city of Mahajanga, where it caused extensive human outbreaks. Despite its prevalence, the phylogeography and mo...