@article{fdi:010061743,
  title = {{U}nderstanding the persistence of plague foci in {M}adagascar},
  author = {{A}ndrianaivoarimanana, {V}. and {K}reppel, {K}. and {E}lissa, {N}. and {D}uplantier, {J}ean-{M}arc and {C}arniel, {E}. and {R}ajerison, {M}. and {J}ambou, {R}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{P}lague, a zoonosis caused by {Y}ersinia pestis, is still found in {A}frica, {A}sia, and the {A}mericas. {M}adagascar reports almost one third of the cases worldwide. {Y}. pestis can be encountered in three very different types of foci: urban, rural, and sylvatic. {F}lea vector and wild rodent host population dynamics are tightly correlated with modulation of climatic conditions, an association that could be crucial for both the maintenance of foci and human plague epidemics. {T}he black rat {R}attus rattus, the main host of {Y}. pestis in {M}adagascar, is found to exhibit high resistance to plague in endemic areas, opposing the concept of high mortality rates among rats exposed to the infection. {A}lso, endemic fleas could play an essential role in maintenance of the foci. {T}his review discusses recent advances in the understanding of the role of these factors as well as human behavior in the persistence of plague in {M}adagascar.},
  keywords = {{MADAGASCAR}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}los {N}eglected {T}ropical {D}iseases},
  volume = {7},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {e2382},
  ISSN = {1935-2735},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pntd.0002382},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061743},
}