Experimental Model to Evaluate the Human Body Louse as a Vector of Plague

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Experimental Model to Evaluate the Human Body Louse as a Vector of Plague

2 Nov 2006

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Yersinia pestis has been found in human body lice during plague outbreaks. To evaluate the role that the human body louse plays as a vector of plague, we allowed lice to feed on rabbits made bacteremic by intravenous inoculation of 10(9) colony-forming units of 3 strains of Y. pestis. High mortality rates were observed in all lice 2 and 3 days after infection. The lice remained infected with the strains for their...

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DOI: 10.1086/508995

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