Ecology of Yersinia pestis and the Epidemiology of Plague
Dubyanskiy VM;Yeszhanov AB;;
advances in experimental medicine and biology2016Vol. 918pp. -
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vm2016advancesecology
Abstract
This chapter summarizes information about the natural foci of plague in the world. We describe the location, main hosts, and vectors of Yersinia pestis. The ecological features of the hosts and vectors of plague are listed, including predators - birds and mammals and their role in the epizootic. The …