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Review of genotyping methods for Yersinia pestis in Madagascar.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jun 2024
Randriantseheno Lovasoa Nomena, Andrianaivoarimanana Voahangy, Pizarro-Cerdá Javier, Wagner David M, Rajerison Minoarisoa
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BACKGROUND: Plague, a zoonotic disease caused by Yersinia pestis, was responsible for 3 historical human pandemics that killed millions of people. It remains endemic in rodent populations in Africa, Asia, North America, and South America but human plague is rare in most of these locations. However, human plague is still highly prevalent in Madagascar, which typically records a significant part of all annual...
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