Article
Primary pneumonic plague contracted from a mountain lion carcass.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Aug 2009
Wong David, Wild Margaret A, Walburger Matthew A, Higgins Charles L, Callahan Michael, Czarnecki Lawrence A, Lawaczeck Elisabeth W, Levy Craig E, Patterson J Gage, Sunenshine Rebecca, Adem Patricia, Paddock Christopher D, Zaki Sherif R, Petersen Jeannine M, Schriefer Martin E, Eisen Rebecca J, Gage Kenneth L, Griffith Kevin S, Weber Ingrid B, Spraker Terry R, Mead Paul S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Primary pneumonic plague is a rare but often fatal form of Yersinia pestis infection that results from direct inhalation of bacteria and is potentially transmissible from person to person. We describe a case of primary pneumonic plague in a wildlife biologist who was found deceased in his residence 1 week after conducting a necropsy on a mountain lion. METHODS: To determine cause of death, a...
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