Human plague remains a public health concern in Tanzania despite its quiescence in most
foci for years, considering the recurrence nature of the disease. Despite the long-standing …

The Gram-negative bacterium Yersinia pestis causes plague, a fatal flea-borne
anthropozoonosis, which can progress to aerosol-transmitted pneumonia. Y. pestis …

Sylvatic plague, caused by Yersinia pestis, frequently afflicts prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.),
causing population declines and local extirpations. We tested the effectiveness of bait …

Plague impacts prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.), the endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela
nigripes) and other sensitive wildlife species. We compared efficacy of prophylactic …

Plague (caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) is a deadly flea-borne disease that
remains a threat to public health nearly worldwide and is particularly disruptive ecologically …

The plague bacterium Yersinia pestis is lethal to endangered black-footed ferrets (Mustela
nigripes, BFF) and the prairie dogs (Cynomys spp., PD) on which they depend for habitat …

Plague is a virulent zoonosis, vectored by fleas, posing danger to black-tailed prairie dogs
(BTPDs)(Cynomys ludovicianus), black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes), and humans in …

Abstract Purpose of Review In 2020, the Appropriations Committee for the US House of
Representatives directed the CDC to develop a national One Health framework to combat …

Three great plague pandemics caused by the gram-negative bacterium Yersinia pestis have
killed nearly 200 million people and it has been linked to biowarfare in the past. Plague is …

In 2008 and 2009, we evaluated the duration of prophylactic deltamethrin treatments in
white-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys leucurus) colonies and compared effects of autumn or …