TY - JOUR AU - Campbell, Stefanie AU - Nelson, Christina AU - Hinckley, Alison AU - Kugeler, Kiersten T1 - Animal Exposure and Human Plague, United States, 1970–2017 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2019 VL - 25 IS - 12 SP - 2270 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Since 1970, >50% of patients with plague in the United States had interactions with animals that might have led to infection. Among patients with pneumonic plague, nearly all had animal exposure. Improved understanding of the varied ways in which animal contact might increase risk for infection could enhance prevention messages. KW - animals KW - animal exposure KW - One Health KW - human plague KW - Yersinia pestis KW - bacteria KW - vector-borne infections KW - zoonoses KW - United States KW - fleas KW - rodents DO - 10.3201/eid2512.191081 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/12/19-1081_article ER - End of Reference