Yersinia pestis infection screening

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Screening is not recommended for patients at risk of contracting plague. However, all suspected cases should be confirmed and reported to the World Health Organization upon discovery.^[1]

References

↑ World Health Organization (1999). “Plague Manual: Epidemiology, Distribution, Surveillance and Control”. WHO/CDS/CSR/EDC.

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[who-1] World Health Organization (1999). “Plague Manual: Epidemiology, Distribution, Surveillance and Control”. WHO/CDS/CSR/EDC.

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