Plague has been responsible for two major historic pandemics (6th-8th century CE; 14th-19th century CE) and a modern one. The recent Malagasy plague outbreaks raised new concerns on the deadly potential of the plague-causing bacteria Yersinia pestis. Between September 2014 and April 2015, outbreaks of bubonic and pneumonic plague hit the Malagasy population. Two hundred and sixty-three cases, including 71 deaths, have been reported in 16 different districts with a case fatality rate of 27%. The scope of our study was to ascertain whether the risk factors for health in modern-day populations exposed to plague and in ancient populations that faced the two historic pandemics varied or remained substantially unaltered.
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2016 | |
Titolo: | Mortality risk factors show similar trends in modern and historic populations exposed to plague | |
Autori: | Rubini, Mauro; Gualdi-Russo, Emanuela; Manzon, Vanessa S; Rinaldo, Natascia; Bianucci, Raffaella | |
Rivista: | JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | |
Parole Chiave: | Yersinia pestis; risk of death; pre- and post-antibiotic era | |
Abstract: | Plague has been responsible for two major historic pandemics (6th-8th century CE; 14th-19th century CE) and a modern one. The recent Malagasy plague outbreaks raised new concerns on the deadly potential of the plague-causing bacteria Yersinia pestis. Between September 2014 and April 2015, outbreaks of bubonic and pneumonic plague hit the Malagasy population. Two hundred and sixty-three cases, including 71 deaths, have been reported in 16 different districts with a case fatality rate of 27%. The scope of our study was to ascertain whether the risk factors for health in modern-day populations exposed to plague and in ancient populations that faced the two historic pandemics varied or remained substantially unaltered. | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.3855/jidc.7974 | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11392/2352560 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 03.1 Articolo su rivista |