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SUBMITTER: Tennant WSD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7341932 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tennant Warren S D WSD Tildesley Mike J MJ Spencer Simon E F SEF Keeling Matt J MJ
Proceedings. Biological sciences 20200610 1928
Plague, caused by <i>Yersinia pestis</i> infection, continues to threaten low- and middle-income countries throughout the world. The complex interactions between rodents and fleas with their respective environments challenge our understanding of human plague epidemiology. Historical long-term datasets of reported plague cases offer a unique opportunity to elucidate the effects of climate on plague outbreaks in detail. Here, we analyse monthly plague deaths and climate data from 25 provinces in B ...[more]