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Case Reports
. 2015 Apr:33:67-70.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.12.044. Epub 2014 Dec 30.

Primary case of human pneumonic plague occurring in a Himalayan marmot natural focus area Gansu Province, China

Pengfei Ge  1 , Jinxiao Xi  1 , Jun Ding  2 , Fachang Jin  3 , Hong Zhang  1 , Limin Guo  1 , Jie Zhang  3 , Junlin Li  3 , Zhiqiang Gan  2 , Bin Wu  1 , Junrong Liang  4 , Xin Wang  5 , Xinhua Wang  6
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Primary case of human pneumonic plague occurring in a Himalayan marmot natural focus area Gansu Province, China

Pengfei Ge et al. Int J Infect Dis. 2015 Apr.
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Abstract

A case of primary pneumonic plague (PPP) caused by Yersinia pestis is reported. This case occurred in the largest plague area in China. The patient died after contact with a dog that had captured an infected marmot. Three of 151 contacts were shown to be positive for antibody against F1 antigen by indirect hemagglutination assay, but none had clinical symptoms. There was no secondary case.

Keywords: Dogs; Epidemiological investigation; Indirect hemagglutination test; Marmota himalayana; Primary pneumonic plague.

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