Table 4 Isolation frequency and host distribution of Y. pestis isolates in this study
From: Molecular epidemiological investigations of plague in Eastern Province of Zambia
Host | Species | No. of Y. pestis DNA extracts | District | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Host | Rodent | Mastomys natalensis | 5 | Nyimba |
Mastomys natalensis | 5 | Sinda | ||
Gerbillurus spp | 3 | Sinda | ||
Rattus rattus | 1 | Nyimba | ||
Crocidura spp | 1 | Nyimba | ||
Saccostomus spp | 1 | Sinda | ||
Human | Homo sapiens | 3 | Nyimba | |
Vector | Fleas from Goat | Ctenocephalides canis | 5 | Nyimba |
Fleas from Pigs | Echidnophaga gallinacea | 4 | Nyimba | |
Fleas from Rodents | Xenopsylla cheopis | 3 | Nyimba | |
Total | 31 | |||