CHAART Sensor Evaluation: Plague

Plague Characteristics

Infectious agent: Yersinia pestis

Transmission: Infected rodent fleas; also human-to-human transmission

Reservoir: Rodents, including ground squirrels, rabbits, prairie dogs; wild carnivores, domestic cats; environmental factors associated with outbreaks in rodent populations unknown

Occurrence

Plague Distribution
Global mean AVHRR-derived NDVI image for 1987

Sources

Benenson, A. (ed). 1995. Control of Communicable Diseases Manual. 16th Ed., American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1999. Health Information for International Travel 1999-2000. DHHS, Atlanta, GA.

Isselbacher, K.J., J.B Martin, E. Braunwald, A.S. Fauci, J.D. Wilson, D.L. Kasper (eds). 1994. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 13th Ed. McGraw-Hill, Inc.

Tierney, L.M., Jr., S.J. McPhee, M.A. Papadakis (eds). 1996. Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment. 35th Ed. Appleton and Lange, Stamford, CT.

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Last updated: 23 Nov 1999