Two Distinct Yersinia pestis Populations Causing Plague among Humans in the West Nile Region of Uganda

BACKGROUND: Plague is a life-threatening disease caused by the bacterium, Yersinia pestis. Since the 1990s, Africa has accounted for the majority of reported human cases. In Uganda, plague cases occur in the West Nile region, near the border with Democratic Republic of Congo. Despite the ongoing ris...

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Autores principales: Respicio-Kingry, Laurel B., Yockey, Brook M., Acayo, Sarah, Kaggwa, John, Apangu, Titus, Kugeler, Kiersten J., Eisen, Rebecca J., Griffith, Kevin S., Mead, Paul S., Schriefer, Martin E., Petersen, Jeannine M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4750964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26866815
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004360

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