Primary case of human pneumonic plague occurring in a Himalayan marmot natural focus area Gansu Province, China | Zendy

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Primary case of human pneumonic plague occurring in a Himalayan marmot natural focus area Gansu Province, China

Author(s) -

Pengfei Ge,

Jinxiao Xi,

Jun Ding,

Fachang Jin,

Hong Zhang,

Limin Guo,

Jie Zhang,

Junlin Li,

Zhiqiang Gan,

Bin Wu,

Junrong Liang,

Xin Wang,

Xinhua Wang

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.12.044

Subject(s) - yersinia pestis , plague (disease) , marmot , virology , yersiniosis , medicine , biology , ecology , pathology , biochemistry , escherichia coli , enterobacteriaceae , virulence , gene

A case of primary pneumonic plague (PPP) caused by Yersinia pestis is reported. This case occurred in the largest plague area in China. The patient died after contact with a dog that had captured an infected marmot. Three of 151 contacts were shown to be positive for antibody against F1 antigen by indirect hemagglutination assay, but none had clinical symptoms. There was no secondary case.

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