Abstract
Serologic Survey of Plague in Animals, Western Iran
Highlights
Plague epidemics have caused loss of human life in various parts of Iran
The epidemiologic team was based at the Akanlu Research Center of the Pasteur Institute of Iran, in a village ≈100 km from Kabudar Ahang, Hamadan Province, at an altitude of ≈1,600 m
In 2011, a large area (2,000 km2) was selected and, because only 1 Y. pestis–positive dog sample was found, in 2012, the study area was reduced to 1,200 km2 and confined to localities in which the Y. pestis–positive dog sample was identified the previous year; 3 additional Y. pestis–positive dogs and 1 Y. pestis–positive rodent were found in 2012
Summary
Plague epidemics have caused loss of human life in various parts of Iran. During 1947–1966 in western Iran, 9 human epidemics occurred and caused 156 deaths. This study was designed to investigate plague among resident animals in western Iran, specificallyregion localities along the border between the Kurdistan and Hamadan Provinces, where plague in wildlife has been repeatedly reported (enclosed by 47.900° and 48.284° north latitude and 35.4616° and 35.7829° east longitude). The epidemiologic team was based at the Akanlu Research Center of the Pasteur Institute of Iran, in a village ≈100 km from Kabudar Ahang, Hamadan Province, at an altitude of ≈1,600 m.
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