Epidemiology, Ecology and Prevention of Plague in the West Nile Region of Uganda: The Value of Long-Term Field Studies
| Autor: | Charles B. Beard, Rebecca J. Eisen, Jeff N. Borchert, Brook Yockey, Kenneth L. Gage, Joseph T. Mpanga, Sarah Acayo, Titus Apangu, Paul S. Mead, Russell E. Enscore, Linda A. Atiku |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Yersinia pestis Ecology (disciplines) Review Article Plague (disease) Risk Factors Virology Epidemiology medicine Humans Uganda Longitudinal Studies Plague Ecology Incidence (epidemiology) Incidence Zoonosis Neglected Disease Sporadic occurrence Central africa medicine.disease Primary Prevention Infectious Diseases Geography Epidemiological Monitoring Parasitology |
| Zdroj: | Am J Trop Med Hyg |
| ISSN: | 1476-1645 |
| Popis: | Plague, a fleaborne rodent-associated zoonosis, is a neglected disease with most recent cases reported from east and central Africa and Madagascar. Because of its low incidence and sporadic occurrence, most of our knowledge of plague ecology, prevention, and control derives from investigations conducted in response to human cases. Long-term studies (which are uncommon) are required to generate data to support plague surveillance, prevention, and control recommendations. Here we describe a 15-year, multidisciplinary commitment to plague in the West Nile region of Uganda that led to significant advances in our understanding of where and when persons are at risk for plague infection and how to reduce morbidity and mortality. These findings provide data-driven support for several existing recommendations on plague surveillance and prevention and may be generalizable to other plague foci. |
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