Situation of host and vector in plague foci in the high-plateuax, 1992-2001
- Author:
Dat Tuan Dang
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
host
- MeSH:
Plague;
Animals;
Fleas
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2000;10(4):42-45
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Since 1999, plague incidence tends to decrease and disease is localized in some linited areas in the High Plateaux region. The result of survey on flea and host showed that R.exulans was still predominant host. 100% of flea living on rat belong to X. cheopis species; Y.pestis was found in 3.54% of specimens from rats and in 1.47% of specimens from fleas. The findings suggested X.cheopis and important host (R.exulans) are the main factors of circulation of Y.pestis in the High Plateaux region
