XXXI. On the seasonal prevalence of plague in India
- 1 January 1908
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Epidemiology and Infection
- Vol. 8 (2) , 266-301
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022172400003314
Abstract
1. Both in Bombay city and in the Amritsar district of the Punjab there is a distinct seasonal variation in the number of rat fleas. 2. In these places this seasonal variation of rat fleas corresponds directly in a general way with the plague mortality. During the season when plague is epidemic the average number of fleas per rat is above the mean, while during the non-epidemic season it is below the mean. The height of the epidemic corresponds fairly closely with the season of maximum flea prevalence.Keywords
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