Detection of Enzootic Plague Foci in Peninsular India.
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2011-09
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A Continuous serological and bacteriological surveillance in rodents
was carried out in peninsular India i.e. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and
Tamil Nadu to detect the role of different species of rodents in the
maintenance of active enzootic plague foci. Live rodents were collected
from wild and ruderal/peri-domestic situations by digging and trapping
for sera and organ samples. During 1989 to 2007 serological evidence of
plague was detected in different species of rodents in peninsular India.
Plague antibodies were detected in 243 sera samples in three different
rodent species. Sero-positivity (0.042 percent) amongst rodents tested
were found in Tatera indica cuvieri (Hardwicke) followed by Rattus
rattus and Bandicota bengalensis. Regular plague surveillance work
enhanced the possibility of detecting and delimiting plague foci and
helped in implementing necessary preventive anti plague measures to
prevent the occurrence of human plague.
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Wild, Ruderal, Rodents, Enzootic, Serological, antibodies, sera, organ, commensal, pneumonic plague, bubonic plague, peninsular
Citation
Biswas Shyamal, Lal Sohan, Mittal Veena, Malini M, Kumar Shiv. Detection of Enzootic Plague Foci in Peninsular India. Journal of Communicable Diseases. 2011 Sept; 43(3): 169-176.