New records of sylvatic plague in Kansas

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 389-392

  Cully Jr , Jack F ^a   Carter, Leon G ^b   Gage, Kenneth L ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Black tailed prairie dogs; Cynomys ludovicianus; Epizootic; Fleas; Yersinia pestis

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; PULEX; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; FLEA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PLAGUE; RODENT DISEASE; SCIURIDAE; UNITED STATES; WILD ANIMAL; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; FEMALE; FLEAS; INSECT VECTORS; KANSAS; MICE; PLAGUE; RODENT DISEASES; SCIURIDAE; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 0034168136     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-36.2.389     Document Type: Article

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