Epidemiology of Human Plague in the United States, 1900–2012

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 16 - 22
• Main Authors: Kugeler, Kiersten J., Staples, J. Erin, Hinckley, Alison F., Gage, Kenneth L., Mead, Paul S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.01.2015; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; autochthonous; bacteria; CME; Communicable diseases; Disease Outbreaks; Distribution; emerging infectious diseases; epidemiology; Epidemiology of Human Plague in the United States, 1900–2012; Forecasts and trends; Humans; Medical geography; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Plague; Plague - drug therapy; Plague - mortality; Plague - transmission; Population Surveillance; United States - epidemiology; zoonoses; United States

We summarize the characteristics of 1,006 cases of human plague occurring in the United States over 113 years, beginning with the first documented case in 1900. Three distinct eras can be identified on the basis of the frequency, nature, and geographic distribution of cases. During 1900-1925, outbre...