THE INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE ON THE SEASONAL PREVALENCE OF PLAGUE IN THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

An 8 year study of the influence of climate on the seasonal prevalence of bubonic plague in the Republic of Vietnam has been completed. Climatic conditions were found to influence the course of plague epidemics in 2 ways: 1) by regulating the density of the flea population; and, 2) by regulating the...

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Published inJournal of wildlife diseases Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 85 - 94
Main Authors CAVANAUGH, DAN C, MARSHALL, JOHN D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Wildlife Disease Association 01.01.1972
Wildlife Dis Assoc
Subjects
Animals
Climate
Disease Vectors
Humans
Humidity
Insect Vectors
Plague - epidemiology
Rodentia
Seasons
Siphonaptera
Temperature
Vietnam
Weather
Vietnam
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Summary:An 8 year study of the influence of climate on the seasonal prevalence of bubonic plague in the Republic of Vietnam has been completed. Climatic conditions were found to influence the course of plague epidemics in 2 ways: 1) by regulating the density of the flea population; and, 2) by regulating the efficiency of Xenopsylla cheopis in transmitting the plague bacillus. Slight variations in temperature, relative humidity, and vapor pressure deficits either permit an epidemic to flourish or cause a decline in its intensity.
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ISSN:0090-3558
1943-3700
DOI:10.7589/0090-3558-8.1.85