Tibetan sheep highly susceptible to human plague, originates from marmots - (e) Science News (press release)

Tibetan sheep highly susceptible to human plague, originates from marmots (e) Science News (press release) In the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, one of the region's highest risk areas for human plague, Himalayan marmots are the primary carriers of the infectious bacterium Y. pestis. Y. pestis infection can be transmitted to humans and other animals by the marmots ... and more »

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