Volume 7, Number 7—June 2001
THEME ISSUE
International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases 2000
Conference Panel Summary
Plague in the Americas
Alfonso Ruiz
Table 2
Plague in the Americas: Reservoirs and Vectors
| Country | Reservoirs | Vectors |
|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | Akodon sp | Xenopsylla cheopis |
| Rattus rattus | Pulex irritans | |
| Brazil | Akodon sp | X. cheopis |
| Oryzomys sp | ||
| Callomys sp | ||
| Bolomy sp | ||
| Monodelphis deomestica | ||
| Ecuador | R rattus | P. irritans |
| R. norvegicus | ||
| R. alexandrinus | ||
| Akodon mollis | ||
| Oryzomys sp | ||
| Phyllotis sp | ||
| Scirurus stramineus | ||
| United States | Marmot (Cynomys sp) | Orchopeas sexdentatus |
| Rabbits | Oropsylla montana | |
| Rats (Dipodomys sp) | Haplosyllus sp | |
| Mice (Peromyscus sp) | Diamanus sp | |
| Terrestrial squirrel | Thrasis sp | |
| (Citellus sp) | ||
| Peru | Akodon sp | X cheopis |
| Oryzomys sp | Polygenes sp | |
| Sigmodon sp | Tiamastus sp | |
| Phyllotis sp | P. irritans | |
| R. rattus | ||
| Cavia porcellus |
