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Climatic variations and Yersinia pestis host-vector abundance: a case study in Ankazobe district to understand plague epidemiology in Madagascar

20251 citationOpen accessUniversity Of Antananarivo

Abstract

This study highlights microclimate variation across different microhabitat types, which also differ from the macroclimate, and maps small mammal and flea abundance to these locations. These data suggest that it is important to further explore the relationship between microclimatic variations in the different microhabitats and the dynamics of flea and rodent populations as potential markers for plague persistence and transmission in these endemic foci.

Research topics

  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases

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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-025-10929-z

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