Epidemiological Alert, Plague (25 August 2010)
Alerta Epidemiológica, Peste (25 agosto 2010)
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Plague continues to pose a threat to public health given the persistence of the infective agent in nature. It is a predominantly rural disease, although outbreaks are recorded in urban areas in some countries of Africa, reason for which the risk of urban transmission should not be underestimated. In the Region of the Americas the countries that have historically recorded cases were Bolivia, Brazil,Ecuador, Peru, and the United States. La peste continua siendo una amenaza para la salud publica dada la persistencia del agente infectivo en la naturaleza. Es una enfermedad predominantemente rural aunque se registran brotes en áreas urbanas en algunos países de África, razón por la cual el riesgo de transmisión urbana no debe ser desestimado. En la Región de las Américas los países que históricamente han registrado casos fueron Bolivia, Brasil, Ecuador, Perú y Estados Unidos.
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