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1. Exposure of Small Rodents to Plague during Epizootics in Black-tailed Prairie Dogs

Author:
Tripp, Daniel W.,   et al.   ; Stapp, Paul; Salkeld, Daniel J.; Eisen, Rebecca J.; Pappert, Ryan; Young, John; Carter, Leon G.; Gage, Kenneth L.; Antolin, Michael F.;     Show all 9 Authors
Source:
Journal of wildlife diseases 2008 v.44 no.3 pp. 724-730
ISSN:
0090-3558
Subject:
Cynomys ludovicianus; plague; Yersinia pestis; rodents; small mammals; disease reservoirs; antibodies; antibody detection; Colorado
Abstract:
... Plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, causes die-offs of colonies of prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus). It has been argued that other small rodents are reservoirs for plague, spreading disease during epizootics and maintaining the pathogen in the absence of prairie dogs; yet there is little empirical support for distinct enzootic and epizootic cycles. Between 2004 and 2006, we collect ...