PLOS Biology#Plague was transmitted by #fleas & rodents... but also by lice? This study reports a new vector for #Yersinia pestis, showing that it can infect the Pawlowsky glands of human #BodyLice and be transmitted by louse bite #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3wJaH3w
Yersinia pestis can infect the Pawlowsky glands of human body lice and be transmitted by louse bite
Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, uses fleas and rodents as vectors for transmission. This study reports a new vector for Y. pestis, showing that it can infect the Pawlowsky glands of human body lice and be transmitted by louse bite.