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Phylogeography and molecular epidemiology of Yersinia pestis in Madagascar.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Sept 2011
Vogler Amy J, Chan Fabien, Wagner David M, Roumagnac Philippe, Lee Judy, Nera Roxanne, Eppinger Mark, Ravel Jacques, Rahalison Lila, Rasoamanana Bruno W, Beckstrom-Sternberg Stephen M, Achtman Mark, Chanteau Suzanne, Keim Paul
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Plague was introduced to Madagascar in 1898 and continues to be a significant human health problem. It exists mainly in the central highlands, but in the 1990s was reintroduced to the port city of Mahajanga, where it caused extensive human outbreaks. Despite its prevalence, the phylogeography and molecular epidemiology of Y. pestis in Madagascar has been difficult to study due to the great genetic...
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