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Common voles are key players of tularemia epidemiology
This image shows a common vole (Microtus arvalis) from northwest Spain. Populations of this species typically experience boom-and-bust abundance dynamics that generate epizootic outbreaks of tularemia in the region. Molecular analyses of infection prevalence have demonstrated recently the role of common voles as amplification and spill over agents of this zoonotic disease. Fluctuations in the abundance of wild herbivorous mammals play a key role in the epidemiology of tularemia across Europe. Luque-Larena et al.
Image Credit: Juan José Luque-Larena
Citation: (2017) PLoS Pathogens Issue Image | Vol. 13(11) November 2017. PLoS Pathog 13(11): ev13.i11. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.ppat.v13.i11
Published: November 30, 2017
Copyright: © 2017 Luque-Larena. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
This image shows a common vole (Microtus arvalis) from northwest Spain. Populations of this species typically experience boom-and-bust abundance dynamics that generate epizootic outbreaks of tularemia in the region. Molecular analyses of infection prevalence have demonstrated recently the role of common voles as amplification and spill over agents of this zoonotic disease. Fluctuations in the abundance of wild herbivorous mammals play a key role in the epidemiology of tularemia across Europe. Luque-Larena et al.
Image Credit: Juan José Luque-Larena