Rodent hosts and flea vectors in Brazilian plague foci: a review

dc.creatorReis Da Silva Fernandes, Diego Leandro
dc.creatorFilgueira Bezerra, Matheus
dc.creatorSobreira Bezerra Da Silva, Marise
dc.creatorLeal, Nilma Cintra
dc.creatorDe Souza Reis, Christian Robson
dc.creatorDe Almeida, Alzira Maria Paiva
dc.date2023-03-21T13:48:23Z
dc.date2023-03-21T13:48:23Z
dc.date2020
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T23:01:16Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T23:01:16Z
dc.identifierFERNANDES, Diego Leandro Reis da Silva; BEZERRA, Matheus Filgueira; SILVA, Marise Sobreira Bezerra da; LEAL, Nilma Cintra; REIS, Christian Robson de Souza; ALMEIDA, Alzira Maria Paiva de. Rodent hosts and flea vectors in Brazilian plague foci: a review. Integrative Zoology, [S.L.], v. 16, n. 6, p. 810-819, 26 ago. 2020. Wiley. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12480.
dc.identifier1749-4877
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/57468
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8885922
dc.descriptionPlague, caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium, has several foci scattered throughout a large area from the Brazil- ian territory that ranges from the Northeastern State of Ceará to the Southeastern State of Minas Gerais and another separated area at the State of Rio de Janeiro. This review gathers data from plague control and surveillance pro- grams on the occurrence and geographic distribution of rodent hosts and flea vectors in the Brazilian plague areas during the period of from 1952 to 2019. Furthermore, we discuss how the interaction between Y. pestis and some rodent host species may play a role in the disease dynamics. The absence of human cases nowadays in Brazil does not mean that it was eradicated. The dynamics of plague in Brazil and in other countries where it was introduced during the 3rd pandemic are quite alike, alternating epidemics with decades of quiescence. Hence, it remains an important epidemic disease of global concern. The existence of a large animal reservoir and competent vectors demonstrate a need for continuous surveillance to prevent new outbreaks of this disease in humans.
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dc.languagepor
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectBrazil - epidemiology
dc.subjectInsect Vectors - microbiology
dc.subjectPlague - epidemiology
dc.subjectPlague - transmission
dc.subjectRodentia - parasitology
dc.subjectSiphonaptera - microbiology
dc.subjectYersinia pestis - physiology
dc.subjectZoonoses - microbiology
dc.subjectZoonoses - transmission
dc.titleRodent hosts and flea vectors in Brazilian plague foci: a review
dc.typeArticle


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