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Genetic diversity and spatial-temporal distribution of Yersinia pestis in Qinghai Plateau, China.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jun 2018
Xu Xiaoqing, Cui Yujun, Xin Youquan, Yang Xiaoyan, Zhang Qingwen, Jin Yong, Zhao Haihong, He Jian, Jin Xing, Li Cunxiang, Jin Juan, Li Xiang, Wu Haisheng, Qi Zhizhen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, is a highly infectious, zoonotic disease. Hundreds of human plague cases are reported across the world annually. Qinghai Plateau is one of the most severely affected plague regions in China, with more than 240 fatal cases of Y. pestis in the last 60 years. Conventional epidemiologic analysis has effectively guided the prevention and control of local...
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