Changing Socioeconomic Indicators of Human Plague, New Mexico, USA

Autor: Joseph Targhetta, Kiersten J. Kugeler, Rebecca J. Eisen, Pamela J. Reynolds, Rudy Bueno, Kenneth L. Gage, Ted Brown, Paul Ettestad, James E. Cheek, John A. Montenieri, Anna M. Schotthoefer, Russell E. Enscore
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 18, Iss 7, Pp 1151-1154 (2012)
ISSN: 1080-6059
1080-6040
Popis: Plague, a rare but severe disease spread by rodents and fleas, has been traditionally associated with poor, unsanitary living conditions. To test this association, researchers in New Mexico used census data to determine the geographic and socioeconomic status of plague patients. Although they confirmed that most cases occurred in areas where the habitat supports rodents and fleas, they also found a surprising shift to more middle- to upper-class neighborhoods. In the 1980s, most cases occurred where housing conditions were poor. By the 2000s, cases were occurring in the affluent Santa Fe and Albuquerque regions. Although the cause of this shift is unknown, possibilities include relocation of affluent families to plague-prone areas or improved socioeconomic conditions among those already living in plague-prone areas.
Socioeconomic indicators associated with temporal changes in the distribution of human plague cases in New Mexico were investigated for 1976–2007. In the 1980s, cases were more likely in census block groups with poor housing conditions, but by the 2000s, cases were associated with affluent areas concentrated in the Santa Fe–Albuquerque region.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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