Human case of bubonic plague resulting from the bite of a wild Gunnison’s prairie dog during translocation from a plague-endemic area
| Autor: | L. M. Onischuk, J. M. Ragsdale, V. S. Lucero, N. Takacs, E. S. VinHatton, Luke C. Kingry, P. E. Ettestad, S. S. Master, Jeannine M. Petersen, P. M. Leonard, Sandra D. Melman |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
Male Veterinary medicine Endemic Diseases Epidemiology Yersinia pestis New Mexico 030106 microbiology 030231 tropical medicine Wildlife Animals Wild Prairie dog Bubonic plague Article law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cynomys gunnisoni law biology.animal Quarantine medicine Animals Humans Bites and Stings One Health Aged Plague General Veterinary General Immunology and Microbiology biology Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Sciuridae biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Anti-Bacterial Agents Infectious Diseases Doxycycline Wildlife refuge Enzootic |
| Popis: | Plague is a zoonotic disease (transmitted mainly by fleas and maintained in nature by rodents) that causes severe acute illness in humans. We present a human plague case who became infected by the bite of a wild Gunnison's prairie dog, and a good practical example of the One Health approach that resulted in a rapid public health response. The exposure occurred while the animal was being transported for relocation to a wildlife refuge after being trapped in a plague enzootic area. This is the first report of a human plague case resulting from the bite of a Gunnison's prairie dog. Additionally, we present an observation of a longer incubation period for plague in captive prairie dogs, leading to a recommendation for a longer quarantine period for prairie dogs during translocation efforts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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