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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Understanding the Persistence of Plague Foci in Madagascar
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Volume 7, No. 11, Article e2382, Year 2013
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Description
Plague, a zoonosis caused by Yersinia pestis, is still found in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Madagascar reports almost one third of the cases worldwide. Y. pestis can be encountered in three very different types of foci: urban, rural, and sylvatic. Flea vector and wild rodent host population dynamics are tightly correlated with modulation of climatic conditions, an association that could be crucial for both the maintenance of foci and human plague epidemics. The black rat Rattus rattus, the main host of Y. pestis in Madagascar, is found to exhibit high resistance to plague in endemic areas, opposing the concept of high mortality rates among rats exposed to the infection. Also, endemic fleas could play an essential role in maintenance of the foci. This review discusses recent advances in the understanding of the role of these factors as well as human behavior in the persistence of plague in Madagascar. © 2013 Andrianaivoarimanana et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
Andrianaivoarimanana, Voahangy
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Institut Pasteur de Madagascar
Kreppel, Katharina S.
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Elissa, Nohal
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Institut Pasteur de Madagascar
Duplantier, Jean Marc
France, Montferrier-sur-lez
Centre de Biologie Pour la Gestion Des Populations Cbgp
Carniel, Élisabeth
France, Paris
Institut Pasteur, Paris
Rajerison, Minoarisoa Esther
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Institut Pasteur de Madagascar
Jambou, Ronan
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Institut Pasteur de Madagascar
Statistics
Citations: 131
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1371/journal.pntd.0002382
ISSN:
19352727
e-ISSN:
19352735
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Madagascar