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Papers by B. Atshabar
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 2013
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 2004
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2005
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 2007
Epidemiology and Infection, 2007
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006
Reliable estimates are lacking of key epizootiologic parameters for plague caused by Yersinia pes... more Reliable estimates are lacking of key epizootiologic parameters for plague caused by Yersinia pestis infection in its natural reservoirs. We report results of a 3-year longitudinal study of plague dynamics in populations of a maintenance host, the great gerbil (Rhombomys opimus), in 2 populations in Kazakhstan. Serologic results suggest a mid-summer peak in the abundance of infectious hosts and possible transmission from the reservoir to humans. Decrease in antibody titer to an undetectable level showed no seasonal pattern. Our findings did not support the use of the nitroblue-tetrazolium test characterization of plague-infected hosts. Y. pestis infection reduced survival of otherwise asymptomatic hosts.
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 2013
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 2004
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2005
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 2007
Epidemiology and Infection, 2007
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006
Reliable estimates are lacking of key epizootiologic parameters for plague caused by Yersinia pes... more Reliable estimates are lacking of key epizootiologic parameters for plague caused by Yersinia pestis infection in its natural reservoirs. We report results of a 3-year longitudinal study of plague dynamics in populations of a maintenance host, the great gerbil (Rhombomys opimus), in 2 populations in Kazakhstan. Serologic results suggest a mid-summer peak in the abundance of infectious hosts and possible transmission from the reservoir to humans. Decrease in antibody titer to an undetectable level showed no seasonal pattern. Our findings did not support the use of the nitroblue-tetrazolium test characterization of plague-infected hosts. Y. pestis infection reduced survival of otherwise asymptomatic hosts.