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Article: Bubonic and Pneumonic Plague in Uganda.
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- October 1, 2009
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Bubonic and Pneumonic Plague in Uganda
Abstract & Commentary
By Michele Barry, MD FACP and Brian G. Blackburn, MD
Dr. Barry is the Senior Associate Dean of Global Health at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Blackburn is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.
The authors report no financial relationships relative to this field of study.
Synopsis: Plague is a life-threatening flea-borne disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. The most common form is bubonic plague, characterized by fever and regional ...