… if so, whether this difference can be explained by biotic factors. We use information on the
current … of plague and that biotic factors are key, both independently and with abiotic factors, to …

… to explain some of plague's variability from small and regional to large scales. Here, we … on
plague hosts and vectors from individual or population scales to studies on the whole plague …

… plague in recent years or decades. This chapter reviews the changing epidemiology of plague
over the past several decades and discusses factors of … among pathogenic bacteria is rec…

… In our opinion, the enzootic and epizootic system of plague provides an adequate model
of this kind, with an evo lutionarily young and highly pathogenic agent. The character of these …

… This transition provides a paradigm for the way in which new pathogens could emerge. Plague
… Detection systems for plague in non-endemic regions might now be needed because of a …

… They assume that the plague pathogen can persist in soil, in corpses, in the excrement of …
Among the biotic factors that directly affect the epizootic are the number and dynamic density of …

… factor in the distribution of the plague by these rodents. The specific pathway of transmission
of the plague … essential evidence of the ancient origin of plague. A “block” is formed in the …

… Pathogenic fungi infections among natural flea populations suggest … plague vector fleas to
protect imperiled species, decrease plague outbreaks in key rodent species, and limit plague …

… Suntsov, VV and Suntsova, NI, Concepts of macro and microevolution as related to the
problem of origin and global expansion of the plague pathogen Yersinia pestis, Biol. Bull., 2008, …

… We have developed technologies for plague diagnosis and treatment. Plague is effectively
… Under natural conditions, the plague pathogen has been detected in 280 species and …