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Plague
Overview
• Organism
• History
• Epidemiology
• Transmission
• Disease in Humans
• Disease in Animals
• Prevention and Control
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
The Organism
Yersinia pestis
• Family Enterobacteriaceae
– Gram negative
– Pleomorphic coccobacillus
– Aerobic, facultatively anaerobic,
facultatively intracellular
• One serotype
– Three biovars
• Multiple plasmids and virulence
factors
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Yersinia pestis
• Destroyed by
– Sunlight
– Desiccation
• Survival
– 1 hour in air
– Briefly in soil
– 1 week in soft tissue
– Years when frozen
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
History
History
• 540-590 AD: Justinian’s pandemic
– 10,000 deaths per day
– Fall of the Roman Empire
• 1346~1400: Black Death pandemic
– Quarantine
– 1/3 of European population died
– Fall of the feudal system
• 1665: Great Plague of London
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
“Ring Around The Rosy
A Pocket Full Of Posies
Ashes, Ashes
All Fall Down”
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Discovery
• 1894: Hong Kong
• Alexandre Yersin
– Identified Gram
negative bacillus
• 1896
– Developed
antiserum
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
History: U.S.
• 1899: Hawaii
– From ship rats to sylvatic rodents
– Spread throughout the western U.S.
• 1924: Los Angeles
– Last person-to-person case
– 32 pneumonic cases; 31 deaths
• Currently established in southwest
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Plague as a Disease
• CDC Division of Quarantine
• Reportable disease in the U.S.
• All U.S. cases reported to the WHO
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Transmission
Transmission
• Flea bite
• Direct animal contact
– Tissues, body fluids, scratches, bites
– Enters through break in skin
• Aerosol
• Human cases
– April through November
– Increased activity of fleas and hosts
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Flea Vectors
• Can live off host for months
• Many species can serve as vector
• Oropsylla montana
– Rock squirrels, California ground
squirrels, prairie dogs
– Most important flea vector in U.S.
• Xenopsylla cheopis
– Epidemics in Asia, Africa, South America
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Flea Transmission
• 27°C (80°F)
– Blood clots in gut of flea
– Y. pestis trapped
– Clotted blood regurgitated
– Enters wound from flea bite
• 27°C
– Blood clot in gut of flea dissolves
– Y. pestis passes through
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Epidemiology
Distribution: U.S.
• Southwest (87%)
– Northern New Mexico
– Southern Colorado
– Northern Arizona
– California
• 1925-1964
– ~2 cases/yr
• Since 1970
– ~13 cases/yr
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Distribution: U.S.
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Reported
Cases
Year
MMWR
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Disease Cycles
• Sylvatic (wild)
• Urban (domestic)
• Reservoirs
– Rock squirrels
– Ground squirrels
– Prairie dogs
– Mice, voles
– Others
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Dr. Lloyd Glenn Ingles
© California Academy of Sciences
Sylvatic Plague
• Enzootic
– Steady level of disease
– Low rodent mortality
• Epizootic
– Increased rodent mortality
– Fleas seek out new hosts
– Expansion into human occupied areas
– Greatest threat to humans
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Urban Plague
• Infected fleas or rodents move into
urban areas
• Domestic rodents
infected
– High rodent mortality
• Fleas seek new host
– Domestic cats or humans
• Associated with poverty in humans
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Robert B. Crave. Plague. Infectious Diseases, 5th ed. J.B. Lippincott Co. 1994.
Disease in Humans
Human Disease
• Three major forms of plague
– Bubonic
– Septicemic
– Pneumonic
• Primary
• Secondary
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Bubonic Plague
• Most common form
– ~80% of cases
• Incubation
– 2 to 6 days
• Clinical signs
– Fever, malaise, chills, headache
– Bubo: swollen, painful lymph node
• Mortality (untreated): 50-60%
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Septicemic Plague
• Primary or secondary
• Rapid onset
• Clinical signs
– Signs of sepsis ± bubo
– Necrosis of extremities
• Microthrombi block capillaries
• “Black Death”
• Mortality (untreated): 100%
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Pneumonic Plague
• Incubation: 1 to 6 days
• Primary—Y. pestis inhaled
• Secondary—septicemic form spreads
• Clinical signs
– Fever, chills, headache, septicemia
– Respiratory distress, hemoptysis
• Person-to-person possible
• Potential use as bioweapon
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Diagnosis
• Identification of organism
• Serology
• Isolation of organism
• Differential diagnoses
– Tularemia
– Hantavirus
– Streptococcus
– Staphylococcus aureus
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Treatment
• Early treatment, survival ~100%
• Supportive care
• Antibiotics
– Aminoglycosides
– Doxycycline, tetracycline,
chloramphenicol
– Penicillins and cephalosporins
are NOT effective
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Case Report
• New York, 2002
– Married couple from New Mexico
– Fever, unilateral inguinal adenopathy
– Bubonic plague diagnosed
– Antibiotic treatment
– Deteriorated (septicemic spread)
– Sent to ICU
– Recovered after 6 weeks
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Case Report: Importance
• NMDPH and CDC investigation
– Trapped rodents and fleas around home
– Y. pestis isolated
• Importance
– Plague outside of endemic area
• Should raise suspicion
– Prompt detection important
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Disease in Animals
Animals
• Host species
– Rodents, lagomorphs
– No clinical signs
• Other mammals
– Most infections incidental
• Felids very susceptible
– Housecats
– Wild cats
• Ungulates, canids
– Occasional infections reported
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Animal Sources of
Human Infection in the U.S.
1970 -1993
109
24
23
1
14
110
20 18
Undetermined
Carnivores
Rabbits
Antelope
Prairie Dogs
Rock Squirrels
CA Ground Sq.
Other Squirrels
N=319
Carnivore Source of Human
Plague Infection, 1970-98
23
4
2 2
1
0
5
10
15
20
25
Cat Bobcat Coyote Gray Fox Badger
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Cats and Plague
• Human cases from cats
unknown prior to 1977
• By 1998
– 23 cases; 5 fatal
• Cats develop severe illness and die
• Can transfer disease to humans
– Owners, veterinarians or staff
– Pneumonic, fleas, bite, scratch
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Cats and Plague
• Clinical signs
– Severe illness
– Signs mimic human illness
– Bubonic, septicemic, pneumonic
– Fever, lethargy, anorexia
– Lymphadenopathy
• Submandibular, cervical, others
– DIC, death
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Cats and Plague:
Experimental Infection
• 16 cats
– Each fed a plague infected mouse
– All showed illness by day 3-4
– Lymphadenopathy by days 4-6
• 6 cats died (37.5%)
• 75%
– Blood culture positive
– Culture positive throat/oral cavity
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Case Report: Cat to Human
• New Mexico, 1977
– 6 yr. old boy
• September 6
– Fever, chills, vomiting, bilateral axillary pain
– Insect bites & scratches on arms
– Hospitalized with delirium
• September 8
– Needle aspirate of lymph node
• Positive on staining and FA for plague
– IV antibiotics
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Case Report: Cat to Human
• Improved, fever continued for 8 days
• Buboes incised & drained on day 13
• Released on day 16
• History
– Grandfather shot rabbits
• Fed to cats and dogs
– Boy took one cat home
• Bit and scratched him
• Cat later died of plague
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Dogs and Plague
• Rarely show signs
– Fever, lethargy, oral lesions,
lymph node lesions
• May seroconvert
• May carry infected fleas
• Diagnosis and treatment
– Same as cats
• Sentinels
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Diagnosis
• Contact state public health
laboratory or CDC before sampling
• Diagnosis
– Identification of organism
– Serology
– Isolation of organism
• Treatment
– Aminoglycosides, tetracyclines
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Prevention and Control
Prevention and Control
• Isolate infected animals
– Limit number of people in contact
– Personal protection
• Surgical mask, gloves, eye protection
• Flea control
– Dogs and cats
• Spring to fall
– Environment
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Prevention and Control
• Prevent roaming or hunting of pets
• Rodent control
– Eliminate rodent habitat around home
• Brush, food sources, firewood, junk
– Undertaken only after insecticide use
• Insect repellents for skin & clothes
• Insecticide use in epizootic areas
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Prevention and Control
• Public health education
• Prophylactic antibiotics
– Plague outbreak/flea bites
– Handled infected animal
– Close contact with plague case
• Vaccine
– Live and killed developed
– No longer available in the U.S.
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Prevention and Awareness
• Report suspected animal cases
– State health department
– State veterinarian
– Animals may serve as sentinels
• Education of clients and public
– Risks, transmission, prevention
• Take precautions in enzootic and
epizootic areas
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Plague as a Biological Weapon
• 1970 WHO estimate
– 50 kg agent on city of 5 million
• 150,000 pneumonic cases
– 36,000 deaths
• 80,000 to 100,000 hospitalized
• 500,000 secondary cases
– Up to 100,000 deaths total
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Additional Resources
• World Organization for Animal Health
(OIE)
– www.oie.int
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
– www.aphis.usda.gov
• Center for Food Security and Public Health
– www.cfsph.iastate.edu
• USAHA Foreign Animal Diseases
(“The Gray Book”)
– www.usaha.org/pubs/fad.pdf
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Additional Resources
• CDC - Division of Vector-borne Infectious
Diseases
– www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/index.htm
• CDC - Plague information
– www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/plague/index.asp
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
Acknowledgments
Development of this presentation
was funded by grants from
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency
Management Division, and the Iowa Department
of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
to the Center for Food Security and Public
Health at Iowa State University.
Authors: Radford Davis, DVM, MPH; Glenda Dvorak, DVM, MS, MPH, DACVPM
Reviewers: Nichollette Rider, MS; Jean Gladon, BS; Kerry Leedom Larson, DVM, MPH,
PhD
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011

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  • 2. Overview • Organism • History • Epidemiology • Transmission • Disease in Humans • Disease in Animals • Prevention and Control Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 4. Yersinia pestis • Family Enterobacteriaceae – Gram negative – Pleomorphic coccobacillus – Aerobic, facultatively anaerobic, facultatively intracellular • One serotype – Three biovars • Multiple plasmids and virulence factors Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 5. Yersinia pestis • Destroyed by – Sunlight – Desiccation • Survival – 1 hour in air – Briefly in soil – 1 week in soft tissue – Years when frozen Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 7. History • 540-590 AD: Justinian’s pandemic – 10,000 deaths per day – Fall of the Roman Empire • 1346~1400: Black Death pandemic – Quarantine – 1/3 of European population died – Fall of the feudal system • 1665: Great Plague of London Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 8. “Ring Around The Rosy A Pocket Full Of Posies Ashes, Ashes All Fall Down” Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 9. Discovery • 1894: Hong Kong • Alexandre Yersin – Identified Gram negative bacillus • 1896 – Developed antiserum Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 10. History: U.S. • 1899: Hawaii – From ship rats to sylvatic rodents – Spread throughout the western U.S. • 1924: Los Angeles – Last person-to-person case – 32 pneumonic cases; 31 deaths • Currently established in southwest Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 11. Plague as a Disease • CDC Division of Quarantine • Reportable disease in the U.S. • All U.S. cases reported to the WHO Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 13. Transmission • Flea bite • Direct animal contact – Tissues, body fluids, scratches, bites – Enters through break in skin • Aerosol • Human cases – April through November – Increased activity of fleas and hosts Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 14. Flea Vectors • Can live off host for months • Many species can serve as vector • Oropsylla montana – Rock squirrels, California ground squirrels, prairie dogs – Most important flea vector in U.S. • Xenopsylla cheopis – Epidemics in Asia, Africa, South America Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 15. Flea Transmission • 27°C (80°F) – Blood clots in gut of flea – Y. pestis trapped – Clotted blood regurgitated – Enters wound from flea bite • 27°C – Blood clot in gut of flea dissolves – Y. pestis passes through Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 17. Distribution: U.S. • Southwest (87%) – Northern New Mexico – Southern Colorado – Northern Arizona – California • 1925-1964 – ~2 cases/yr • Since 1970 – ~13 cases/yr Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 18. Distribution: U.S. Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011 Reported Cases Year MMWR 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002
  • 19. Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 20. Disease Cycles • Sylvatic (wild) • Urban (domestic) • Reservoirs – Rock squirrels – Ground squirrels – Prairie dogs – Mice, voles – Others Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011 Dr. Lloyd Glenn Ingles © California Academy of Sciences
  • 21. Sylvatic Plague • Enzootic – Steady level of disease – Low rodent mortality • Epizootic – Increased rodent mortality – Fleas seek out new hosts – Expansion into human occupied areas – Greatest threat to humans Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 22. Urban Plague • Infected fleas or rodents move into urban areas • Domestic rodents infected – High rodent mortality • Fleas seek new host – Domestic cats or humans • Associated with poverty in humans Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 23. Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011 Robert B. Crave. Plague. Infectious Diseases, 5th ed. J.B. Lippincott Co. 1994.
  • 25. Human Disease • Three major forms of plague – Bubonic – Septicemic – Pneumonic • Primary • Secondary Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 26. Bubonic Plague • Most common form – ~80% of cases • Incubation – 2 to 6 days • Clinical signs – Fever, malaise, chills, headache – Bubo: swollen, painful lymph node • Mortality (untreated): 50-60% Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 27. Septicemic Plague • Primary or secondary • Rapid onset • Clinical signs – Signs of sepsis ± bubo – Necrosis of extremities • Microthrombi block capillaries • “Black Death” • Mortality (untreated): 100% Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 28. Pneumonic Plague • Incubation: 1 to 6 days • Primary—Y. pestis inhaled • Secondary—septicemic form spreads • Clinical signs – Fever, chills, headache, septicemia – Respiratory distress, hemoptysis • Person-to-person possible • Potential use as bioweapon Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 29. Diagnosis • Identification of organism • Serology • Isolation of organism • Differential diagnoses – Tularemia – Hantavirus – Streptococcus – Staphylococcus aureus Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 30. Treatment • Early treatment, survival ~100% • Supportive care • Antibiotics – Aminoglycosides – Doxycycline, tetracycline, chloramphenicol – Penicillins and cephalosporins are NOT effective Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 31. Case Report • New York, 2002 – Married couple from New Mexico – Fever, unilateral inguinal adenopathy – Bubonic plague diagnosed – Antibiotic treatment – Deteriorated (septicemic spread) – Sent to ICU – Recovered after 6 weeks Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 32. Case Report: Importance • NMDPH and CDC investigation – Trapped rodents and fleas around home – Y. pestis isolated • Importance – Plague outside of endemic area • Should raise suspicion – Prompt detection important Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 34. Animals • Host species – Rodents, lagomorphs – No clinical signs • Other mammals – Most infections incidental • Felids very susceptible – Housecats – Wild cats • Ungulates, canids – Occasional infections reported Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 35. Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011 Animal Sources of Human Infection in the U.S. 1970 -1993 109 24 23 1 14 110 20 18 Undetermined Carnivores Rabbits Antelope Prairie Dogs Rock Squirrels CA Ground Sq. Other Squirrels N=319
  • 36. Carnivore Source of Human Plague Infection, 1970-98 23 4 2 2 1 0 5 10 15 20 25 Cat Bobcat Coyote Gray Fox Badger Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 37. Cats and Plague • Human cases from cats unknown prior to 1977 • By 1998 – 23 cases; 5 fatal • Cats develop severe illness and die • Can transfer disease to humans – Owners, veterinarians or staff – Pneumonic, fleas, bite, scratch Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 38. Cats and Plague • Clinical signs – Severe illness – Signs mimic human illness – Bubonic, septicemic, pneumonic – Fever, lethargy, anorexia – Lymphadenopathy • Submandibular, cervical, others – DIC, death Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 39. Cats and Plague: Experimental Infection • 16 cats – Each fed a plague infected mouse – All showed illness by day 3-4 – Lymphadenopathy by days 4-6 • 6 cats died (37.5%) • 75% – Blood culture positive – Culture positive throat/oral cavity Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 40. Case Report: Cat to Human • New Mexico, 1977 – 6 yr. old boy • September 6 – Fever, chills, vomiting, bilateral axillary pain – Insect bites & scratches on arms – Hospitalized with delirium • September 8 – Needle aspirate of lymph node • Positive on staining and FA for plague – IV antibiotics Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 41. Case Report: Cat to Human • Improved, fever continued for 8 days • Buboes incised & drained on day 13 • Released on day 16 • History – Grandfather shot rabbits • Fed to cats and dogs – Boy took one cat home • Bit and scratched him • Cat later died of plague Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 42. Dogs and Plague • Rarely show signs – Fever, lethargy, oral lesions, lymph node lesions • May seroconvert • May carry infected fleas • Diagnosis and treatment – Same as cats • Sentinels Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 43. Diagnosis • Contact state public health laboratory or CDC before sampling • Diagnosis – Identification of organism – Serology – Isolation of organism • Treatment – Aminoglycosides, tetracyclines Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 45. Prevention and Control • Isolate infected animals – Limit number of people in contact – Personal protection • Surgical mask, gloves, eye protection • Flea control – Dogs and cats • Spring to fall – Environment Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 46. Prevention and Control • Prevent roaming or hunting of pets • Rodent control – Eliminate rodent habitat around home • Brush, food sources, firewood, junk – Undertaken only after insecticide use • Insect repellents for skin & clothes • Insecticide use in epizootic areas Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 47. Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 48. Prevention and Control • Public health education • Prophylactic antibiotics – Plague outbreak/flea bites – Handled infected animal – Close contact with plague case • Vaccine – Live and killed developed – No longer available in the U.S. Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 49. Prevention and Awareness • Report suspected animal cases – State health department – State veterinarian – Animals may serve as sentinels • Education of clients and public – Risks, transmission, prevention • Take precautions in enzootic and epizootic areas Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 50. Plague as a Biological Weapon • 1970 WHO estimate – 50 kg agent on city of 5 million • 150,000 pneumonic cases – 36,000 deaths • 80,000 to 100,000 hospitalized • 500,000 secondary cases – Up to 100,000 deaths total Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 51. Additional Resources • World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) – www.oie.int • U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) – www.aphis.usda.gov • Center for Food Security and Public Health – www.cfsph.iastate.edu • USAHA Foreign Animal Diseases (“The Gray Book”) – www.usaha.org/pubs/fad.pdf Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 52. Additional Resources • CDC - Division of Vector-borne Infectious Diseases – www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/index.htm • CDC - Plague information – www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/plague/index.asp Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011
  • 53. Acknowledgments Development of this presentation was funded by grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division, and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship to the Center for Food Security and Public Health at Iowa State University. Authors: Radford Davis, DVM, MPH; Glenda Dvorak, DVM, MS, MPH, DACVPM Reviewers: Nichollette Rider, MS; Jean Gladon, BS; Kerry Leedom Larson, DVM, MPH, PhD Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 2011

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