Open AccessEpidemiology of a primary pneumonic plague in Kantoshu, Manchuria, from 1910 to 1911: statistical analysis of individual records collected by the Japanese Empire
Author(s) -
Hiroshi Nishiura
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyl091
Subject(s) - yersinia pestis , plague (disease) , epidemiology , medicine , demography , transmission (telecommunications) , biology , pathology , virulence , biochemistry , sociology , gene , electrical engineering , engineering
Among the potential uses of Yersinia pestis, intentional release of its aerosolized form, causing person-to-person transmission, is thought to be the most threatening. With the current rarity of pneumonic plague epidemics, our epidemiological knowledge remains insufficient for detailed characterization of effective control measures.
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