Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA.
Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine, Pomona, California, USA.
Zoonoses Public Health. 2022 Nov;69(7):884-887. doi: 10.1111/zph.12974. Epub 2022 May 23.
Anthropogenic environmental change can alter the susceptibility of wildlife hosts to pathogens and provide an opportunity for disease emergence. We explored Yersinia pestis prevalence in fleas from three rodent species inhabiting intensively managed forests in Oregon, USA. Y. pestis was not detected in the 145 fleas (3 families and 9 species) collected. Our results suggest a low public health threat from plague in this anthropogenically altered landscape and contribute to regional Y. pestis monitoring efforts.
人为环境变化可能改变野生动物宿主对病原体的易感性,并为疾病的出现提供机会。我们调查了美国俄勒冈州密集管理森林中三种啮齿动物的跳蚤体内鼠疫耶尔森菌的流行情况。在收集的 145 只跳蚤(3 个科和 9 个种)中未检测到鼠疫耶尔森菌。我们的结果表明,在这种人为改变的景观中,鼠疫对公共健康的威胁较低,并为该地区的鼠疫监测工作做出了贡献。