Abstract Aim The distribution of Yersinia pestis, the pathogen that causes plague in humans,
is reliant upon transmission between host species; however, the degree to which host …

Plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, is established across western North
America, and yet little is known of what determines the broad-scale dimensions of its overall …

Abstract Background: In western North America, plague epizootics caused by Yersinia pestis
appear to sweep across landscapes, primarily infecting and killing rodents, especially …

Plague, the disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, has greatly impacted human
civilization. Y. pestis is a successful global pathogen, with active foci on all continents except …

Background Plague was introduced to Madagascar in 1898 and continues to be a significant
human health problem. It exists mainly in the central highlands, but in the 1990s was …

A 56-year time series of human plague cases (Yersinia pestis) in the western United States
was used to explore the effects of climatic patterns on plague levels. We found that the …

Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, has been detected in fleas and mammals
throughout the western United States. This highly virulent infection is rare in humans …

Yersinia pestis is a typical zoonotic bacterial pathogen. The following reasons make this
pathogen a model for studying zoonotic pathogens:(1) Its unique lifestyle makes Y. pestis an …

The bacterium Yersinia pestis causes bubonic plague. In Central Asia, where human plague
is still reported regularly, the bacterium is common in natural populations of great gerbils. By …

Background Yersinia pestis appears to be maintained in multiple, geographically separate,
and phylogenetically distinct subpopulations within the highlands of Madagascar. However …