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Yersinia pestis

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Synonym(s): Y. pestis, plague bacillus

Introduction

Classification

Taxonomy

  • Family: Enterobacteriaceae.
  • Genus: Yersinia.
  • Species: pestis.

Etymology

  • Yersin - Swiss-born French bacteriologist.
  • L: pestis - plague or contagious disease.

Distribution

  • Endemic areas in Asia, Africa, North America (California, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico) and South America.

Significance

  • The cause of plague:
    • Bubonic plague: lymphadenitis.
    • Pneumonic plague: fulminating suppurative pneumonia and bacteremia.
    • Sylvatic (rural) or urban.
    • 'Zootic' plague: spread by animals, via fleas.
    • 'Demic' plague: spread among humans.

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Further Reading

Publications

Refereed papers

  • Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.
  • Pennisi M G, Egberink H, Hartmann K et al (2013) Yersinia pestis infection in cats: ABCD guidelines on prevention and management. J Feline Med Surg 15 (7), 582-584 PubMed.
  • Eidson M, Thilsted J P & Rollag O J (1991) Clinical, clinicopathologic, and pathologic features of plague in cats: 119 cases (1977-1988)​. JAVMA 199 (9), 1191-1197 PubMed.
  • Kaufmann A F, Mann J M, Gardiner T M et al (1981) Public health implications of plague in domestic cats. JAVMA 179 (9), 875-878 PubMed.

Other sources of information

  • Macy D (2006) Plague. In: Infectious diseases of the Dog and Cat. Greene C (ed). 3rd edn. Elsevier, Inc.