Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Jun;14(6):941-3.

Persistence of Yersinia pestis in soil under natural conditions.

Eisen RJ, Petersen JM, Higgins CL, Wong D, Levy CE, Mead PS, Schriefer ME, Griffith KS, Gage KL, Beard CB.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521, USA. rjeisen@cdc.gov

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As part of a fatal human plague case investigation, we showed that the plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, can survive for at least 24 days in contaminated soil under natural conditions. These results have implications for defining plague foci, persistence, transmission, and bioremediation after a natural or intentional exposure to Y. pestis.

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