Open AccessSurveillance of sylvatic plaque in Oregon by serotesting carnivores.
Author(s) -
David Hopkins,
Robert A. Gresbrink
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.72.11.1295
Subject(s) - carnivore , yersinia pestis , plague (disease) , geography , demography , veterinary medicine , medicine , biology , ecology , archaeology , biochemistry , sociology , virulence , gene , predation
In Oregon, during 1974-1979, 10.3 per cent of 3.255 statewide blood samples from carnivores were positive for Yersinia pestis. The per cent positive rate and geometric mean positive titer increase monthly from January (6.5 per cent) to June (21.7 per cent), and decline thereafter. Data are presented on how geographic location, species, and time of year affect surveillance results. The correlation of carnivore plague surveillance with human cases in discussed.