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#Ecology
3 articles
Beyond rats: the animals and fleas behind plague
Plague ecology involves many mammal hosts and flea species. The familiar city rat is only one part of the system.
Why does plague persist in Madagascar?
Ecology, seasonality and human settlement combine to make Madagascar one of the world’s most important plague settings.
Plague in the United States: why the West matters
How plague moved from port-city rats into western wildlife and why modern US cases are usually rural and sporadic.