Two fatal cases of plague after consumption of raw marmot organs

Marmots are an important reservoir of Yersinia pestis and a source of human plague in Mongolia. We present two fatal cases of plague after consumption of raw marmot organs and discuss the distribution of natural foci of Y. pestis in Mongolia.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kehrmann, Jan, Popp, Walter, Delgermaa, Battumur, Otgonbayar, Damdin, Gantumur, Tsagaan, Buer, Jan, Tsogbadrakh, Nyamdorj
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2020
Materias:
Letters
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7473306/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32762515
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2020.1807412
Descripción
Sumario:Marmots are an important reservoir of Yersinia pestis and a source of human plague in Mongolia. We present two fatal cases of plague after consumption of raw marmot organs and discuss the distribution of natural foci of Y. pestis in Mongolia.

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