World Health Organization, 1999. — 53 p.List of Tables
Figure Legends
List of Maps
Acknowledgements
Preface
References
Epidemiology and Distribution of Plague
Africa
Americas
Asia
Summary of trends
References
Diagnosis and Clinical Manifestations
Bubonic Plague
Septicaemic Plague
Pharyngeal Plague
Meningeal Plague
Laboratory Diagnosis
References
Treatment of Plague
Case Management : Therapy and epidemic prevention
Phophylactic therapy
Hospital precautions
Vaccination
References
Rodent Reservoirs & Flea Vectors of Natural Foci of Plague
Rodent Reservoirs
Flea Vectors
References
Control of Plague Transmission
Principles of Control
Control of Flea Vectors
Control of Rodent Reservoirs
References
Plague Surveillance
Human Surveillance
Surveillance of Rodent Populations
References
National Health Services in Prevention and Control
Phase 1: Case Recognition and Medical Intervention
Phase 2: Epidemiological and Epizoontical Investigation
and Emergency Control
Phase 3: Surveillance and Control
Phase 4: Management
References
List of Tables
Human plague, number of cases (and deaths) reported in the world, 1954-1997.
Plague treatment guidelines
Plague prophylaxis guidelines
List of host–flea complexes found involved in epizootic plague amplification in western North America by geographic regions
Insecticide dusts commonly employed in flea control
Insecticide resistance reported in flea populations
Comparison of acute and chronic rodenticides
Relative potencies, recommended concentrations to give a LD50 dose of several anticoagulant rodenticides to Norway rats
Characteristics of acute and subacute rodenticides
Characteristics of rodent fumigants
