@article{fdi:010073798, title = {{P}lague : bridging gaps towards better disease control}, author = {{D}'{O}rtenzio, {E}. and {L}emaitre, {N}. and {B}rouat, {C}arine and {L}oubet, {P}. and {S}ebbane, {F}. and {R}ajerison, {M}. and {B}aril, {L}. and {Y}azdanpanah, {Y}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}fter centuries of epidemics and more than a hundred years since the identification of the causative bacterium, very little is known about the plague dynamics in animal reservoirs, vectors and the changing vulnerabilities for humans. {T}he recent plague epidemic in {M}adagascar in 2017 highlights these gaps existing within the knowledge of the disease dynamics, the factors influencing it, the performance of diagnostic tests and the best recommended treatment. {A}s the eradication of plague will not be possible due to the widespread existence of the bacterium in wildlife, a {O}ne {H}ealth approach, drawing on animal, human and environmental health disciplines is needed to better control this poverty-related disease. {T}his article focused on the various aspects of the disease for which more tools and better understanding are required to better control the disease in endemic countries.}, keywords = {{P}lague ; {Y}ersinia pestis ; {E}merging disease ; {Z}oonosis ; {AFRIQUE} ; {MADAGASCAR} ; {AMERIQUE} ; {ASIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}edecine et {M}aladies {I}nfectieuses}, volume = {48}, numero = {5}, pages = {307--317}, ISSN = {0399-077{X}}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1016/j.medmal.2018.04.393}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073798}, }