Neglected Diseases Plague: Past, Present, and Future
syndrome) [1] and avian flu shows that the public and political response to threats from new anthropozoonoses can be near-hysteria. This can readily make us forget more classical animal-borne diseases, such as plague (Box 1). Three recent international meetings on plague (Box 2) concluded that: (1)...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.427.1718 2023-05-15T15:34:22+02:00 Neglected Diseases Plague: Past, Present, and Future Nils Chr Stenseth Bakyt B. Atshabar Mike Begon Steven R. Belmain Eric Bertherat Elisabeth Carniel Kenneth L. Gage Herwig Leirs Lila Rahalison The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.427.1718 http://research-archive.liv.ac.uk/806/1/806.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.427.1718 http://research-archive.liv.ac.uk/806/1/806.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://research-archive.liv.ac.uk/806/1/806.pdf text ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T04:22:51Z syndrome) [1] and avian flu shows that the public and political response to threats from new anthropozoonoses can be near-hysteria. This can readily make us forget more classical animal-borne diseases, such as plague (Box 1). Three recent international meetings on plague (Box 2) concluded that: (1) it should be re-emphasised that the plague bacillus (Yersinia pestis) still causes several thousand human cases per year [2,3] (Figure 1); (2) locally perceived risks far outstrip the objective risk based purely on the number of cases [2]; (3) climate change might increase the risk of plague outbreaks where plague is currently endemic and new plague areas might arise [2,4]; (4) remarkably little is known about the dynamics of plague in its natural reservoirs and hence about changing risks for humans [5]; and Text Avian flu Unknown |
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syndrome) [1] and avian flu shows that the public and political response to threats from new anthropozoonoses can be near-hysteria. This can readily make us forget more classical animal-borne diseases, such as plague (Box 1). Three recent international meetings on plague (Box 2) concluded that: (1) it should be re-emphasised that the plague bacillus (Yersinia pestis) still causes several thousand human cases per year [2,3] (Figure 1); (2) locally perceived risks far outstrip the objective risk based purely on the number of cases [2]; (3) climate change might increase the risk of plague outbreaks where plague is currently endemic and new plague areas might arise [2,4]; (4) remarkably little is known about the dynamics of plague in its natural reservoirs and hence about changing risks for humans [5]; and |
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