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词条 Urban plague
释义

  1. Vector reservoir

  2. Transmission

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. External links

Urban plague is an infectious disease among rodent species that live in close association with humans in urban areas. It is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis which is the same bacterium that causes bubonic and pneumonic plague in humans. Plague was first introduced into the United States in 1900 by rat–infested steamships that had sailed from affected areas, mostly from Asia. Urban plague spread from urban rats to rural rodent species, especially among prairie dogs in the western United States.[1][2]

Vector reservoir

Common vectors for urban plague are house mice, black rats, and Norway rats.[3]

Transmission

Urban plague spreads via flea bites.

See also

  • Sylvatic plague
  • Epizootic

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.jwildlifedis.org/content/42/1/74.full |title=A Plague Epizootic In The Black-Tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) |publisher=Jwildlifedis.org |date=2006-01-01 |accessdate=2013-07-28}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/plague/maps/ |title=CDC - Maps & Statistics - Plague |publisher=Cdc.gov |date=2013-04-23 |accessdate=2013-07-28}}
3. ^Cockrum, E. Lendell, Rabies, Lyme Diseases, Hanta Virus and other Animal-Borne Human Diseases in the United States and Canada. Fisher Books, Tucson, Arizona. 1997. Page 36.

External links

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  • Black Death at BBC
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2 : Plague (disease)|Rodent-carried diseases
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