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A dog-associated primary pneumonic plague in Qinghai Province, China.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Jan 2011
Wang Hu, Cui Yujun, Wang Zuyun, Wang Xiaoyi, Guo Zhaobiao, Yan Yanfeng, Li Chao, Cui Baizhong, Xiao Xiao, Yang Yonghai, Qi Zhizhen, Wang Guojun, Wei Baiqing, Yu Shouhong, He Duolong, Chen Hongjian, Chen Gang, Song Yajun, Yang Ruifu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Primary pneumonic plague (PPP) caused by Yersinia pestis is the most threatening clinical form of plague. An outbreak was reported in July 2009 in Qinghai Province, China. METHODS: This outbreak was investigated by clinical, epidemiological, bacteriological, and immunological methods. Multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) was used to track the source of the outbreak. RESULTS: The...
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