Yersinia pestis: the natural history of plague
SUMMARY The Gram-negative bacterium Yersinia pestis is responsible for deadly plague, a
zoonotic disease established in stable foci in the Americas, Africa, and Eurasia. Its …
zoonotic disease established in stable foci in the Americas, Africa, and Eurasia. Its …
Population genetic models for the spatial spread of adaptive variants: A review in light of SARS-CoV-2 evolution
Theoretical population genetics has long studied the arrival and geographic spread of
adaptive variants through the analysis of mathematical models of dispersal and natural …
adaptive variants through the analysis of mathematical models of dispersal and natural …
Plague reservoir species throughout the world
A Mahmoudi, B Kryštufek, A Sludsky… - Integrative …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Plague has been known since ancient times as a re‐emerging infectious disease, causing
considerable socioeconomic burden in regional hotspots. To better understand the …
considerable socioeconomic burden in regional hotspots. To better understand the …
Transoceanic pathogen transfer in the age of sail and steam
In the centuries following Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the Americas,
transoceanic travel opened unprecedented pathways in global pathogen circulation. Yet no …
transoceanic travel opened unprecedented pathways in global pathogen circulation. Yet no …
Climate-driven marmot-plague dynamics in Mongolia and China
The incidence of plague has rebounded in the Americas, Asia, and Africa alongside rapid
globalization and climate change. Previous studies have shown local climate to have …
globalization and climate change. Previous studies have shown local climate to have …
No evidence for persistent natural plague reservoirs in historical and modern Europe
Caused by Yersinia pestis, plague ravaged the world through three known pandemics: the
First or the Justinianic (6th–8th century); the Second (beginning with the Black Death during …
First or the Justinianic (6th–8th century); the Second (beginning with the Black Death during …
[HTML][HTML] Yersinia pestis and Plague: Some knowns and unknowns
R Yang, S Atkinson, Z Chen, Y Cui, Z Du… - Zoonoses (Burlington …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Since its first identification in 1894 during the third pandemic in Hong Kong, there has been
significant progress of understanding the lifestyle of Yersinia pestis, the pathogen that is …
significant progress of understanding the lifestyle of Yersinia pestis, the pathogen that is …
Sustained population decline of rodents is linked to accelerated climate warming and human disturbance
Background During the past three decades, sustained population decline or disappearance
of cycles in small rodents have been observed. Both anthropogenic disturbance and climate …
of cycles in small rodents have been observed. Both anthropogenic disturbance and climate …
Tracing the future of epidemics: Coincident niche distribution of host animals and disease incidence revealed climate‐correlated risk shifts of main zoonotic diseases …
B Cao, C Bai, K Wu, T La, Y Su, L Che… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate has critical roles in the origin, pathogenesis and transmission of infectious zoonotic
diseases. However, large‐scale epidemiologic trend and specific response pattern of …
diseases. However, large‐scale epidemiologic trend and specific response pattern of …
Evolution and circulation of Yersinia pestis in the Northern Caspian and Northern Aral Sea regions in the 20th-21st centuries
GA Eroshenko, NV Popov, ZV Al'khova, LM Kukleva… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
According to the whole genome SNP analysis of 38 Yersinia pestis strains isolated in the
foci of the Northern Caspian and Northern Aral Sea regions in the 20th–early 21st centuries …
foci of the Northern Caspian and Northern Aral Sea regions in the 20th–early 21st centuries …