Evaluation of Yersinia pestis Transmission Pathways for Sylvatic Plague in Prairie Dog Populations in the Western U.S.

Age at Vaccination May Influence Response to Sylvatic Plague Vaccine (SPV) in Gunnison’s Prairie Dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni)

(2015) Tonie E. Rocke et al.   EcoHealth

Sylvatic Plague in a Canadian Black-Tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)

(2014) Kym S. Antonation et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES

Duration of Plague (Yersinia pestis) Outbreaks in Black-Tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) Colonies of Northern Colorado

(2013) Krista St. Romain et al.   EcoHealth

Persistence of black-tailed prairie-dog populations affected by plague in northern Colorado, USA

(2013) Dylan B. George et al.   ECOLOGY

Movements and burrow use by northern grasshopper mice as a possible mechanism of plague spread in prairie dog colonies

(2013) John P. Kraft et al.   JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY

Prevalence of Yersinia pestis in Rodents and Fleas Associated with Black-tailed Prairie Dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) at Thunder Basin National Grassland, Wyoming

(2013) Bala Thiagarajan et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES

Exposure of Small Rodents to Plague during Epizootics in Black-tailed Prairie Dogs

(2013) Paul Stapp et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES

FLEA ABUNDANCE, DIVERSITY, AND PLAGUE IN GUNNISON'S PRAIRIE DOGS (CYNOMYS GUNNISONI) AND THEIR BURROWS IN MONTANE GRASSLANDS IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO

(2013) Megan M. Friggens et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES

THE INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE MAY BE IMPORTANT FOR SURVIVING PLAGUE IN WILD GUNNISON'S PRAIRIE DOGS

(2013) Joseph D. Busch et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES

Host Resistance, Population Structure and the Long-Term Persistence of Bubonic Plague: Contributions of a Modelling Approach in the Malagasy Focus

(2013) Fanny Gascuel et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

A curve of thresholds governs plague epizootics in Central Asia

(2012) Jonas Reijniers et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Dynamics of Yersinia pestis and Its Antibody Response in Great Gerbils (Rhombomys opimus) by Subcutaneous Infection

(2012) Yujiang Zhang et al.   PLoS One

Evaluation of the Infectiousness to Mice of Soil Contaminated with Yersinia pestis-Infected Blood

(2012) Karen A. Boegler et al.   VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

Climate, soils, and connectivity predict plague epizootics in black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus)

(2011) Lisa T. Savage et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

An additional step in the transmission of Yersinia pestis?

(2011) W Ryan Easterday et al.   ISME Journal

Spread of plague among black-tailed prairie dogs is associated with colony spatial characteristics

(2011) Tammi L. Johnson et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Transmission Shifts Underlie Variability in Population Responses to Yersinia pestis Infection

(2011) Michael G. Buhnerkempe et al.   PLoS One

Dynamics of the plague-wildlife-human system in Central Asia are controlled by two epidemiological thresholds

(2011) N. I. Samia et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Resistance to Plague Among Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Populations

(2011) Tonie E. Rocke et al.   VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

Phylogeography and Molecular Epidemiology of Yersinia pestis in Madagascar

(2011) Amy J. Vogler et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Disease transmission in territorial populations: the small-world network of Serengeti lions

(2010) M. E. Craft et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Plague outbreaks in prairie dog populations explained by percolation thresholds of alternate host abundance

(2010) D. J. Salkeld et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Recent Findings Regarding Maintenance of Enzootic Variants of Yersinia pestis in Sylvatic Reservoirs and Their Significance in the Evolution of Epidemic Plague

(2010) Scott W. Bearden et al.   VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

Enzootic Plague Reduces Black-Footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) Survival in Montana

(2010) Marc R. Matchett et al.   VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

Inferring host–parasite relationships using stable isotopes: implications for disease transmission and host specificity

(2009) Paul Stapp et al.   ECOLOGY

Evidence for the involvement of an alternate rodent host in the dynamics of introduced plague in prairie dogs

(2009) Paul Stapp et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Studies of Vector Competency and Efficiency of North American Fleas for Yersinia pestis: State of the Field and Future Research Needs

(2009) Rebecca J. Eisen et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Flea Abundance on Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) Increases During Plague Epizootics

(2009) Daniel W. Tripp et al.   VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

Prairie dog presence affects occurrence patterns of disease vectors on small mammals

(2008) R. Jory Brinkerhoff et al.   ECOGRAPHY

Source of Host Blood Affects Prevalence of Infection and Bacterial Loads of Yersinia pestis in Fleas

(2008) Rebecca J. Eisen et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Long-term persistence of virulent Yersinia pestis in soil

(2008) S. Ayyadurai et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

The abundance threshold for plague as a critical percolation phenomenon

(2008) S. Davis et al.   NATURE

No Evidence of Deer Mouse Involvement in Plague (Yersinia pestis) Epizootics in Prairie Dogs

(2008) Daniel J. Salkeld et al.   VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

Oropsylla hirsuta (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) Can Support Plague Epizootics in Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) by Early-Phase Transmission of Yersinia pestis

(2008) Aryn P. Wilder et al.   VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

Scavenging by Mammalian Carnivores on Prairie Dog Colonies: Implications for the Spread of Plague

(2008) Amanda Boone et al.   VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

Are Carnivores Universally Good Sentinels of Plague?

(2008) R. Jory Brinkerhoff et al.   VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

Adaptive strategies ofYersinia pestisto persist during inter-epizootic and epizootic periods

(2008) Rebecca J. Eisen et al.   VETERINARY RESEARCH

Plague: Past, Present, and Future

(2008) Nils Chr Stenseth et al.   PLOS MEDICINE