Table 3. Analysis of animal serum samples and organs for Yersina pestis, April 1, 2011, during pneumonic plague outbreak, northern Madagascar, 2011*.
| Village | Rodent or dog source | No. samples | Serologic result | pla/caf1 PCR result | Culture | SNPs | CRISPR | Sample ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antanabe | Rattus rattus | 1 | – | + | – | + | + | R05 |
| R. rattus | 20 | – | – | ND | ND | ND | NA | |
| Mus musculus | 1 | – | – | ND | ND | ND | NA | |
|
|
Suncus murinus
|
1 |
– |
– |
ND |
ND |
ND |
NA |
| Ambarakaraka |
R. rattus
|
1 |
– |
+ |
– |
+ |
+ |
R16 |
| Ankatakata | R. rattus | 1 | – | + | – | + | + | R48 |
| R. rattus | 1 | – | + | – | + | + | R52 | |
| R. rattus | 1 | – | + | – | + | + | R56 | |
| R. rattus | 15 | – | – | ND | ND | ND | NA | |
| Canis sp. | 2 | + | ND | ND | ND | ND | NA | |
| Canis sp. | 3 | – | ND | ND | ND | ND | NA | |
| M. musculus | 2 | – | – | ND | ND | ND | NA | |
|
|
Setifer setosus
|
1 |
+ |
– |
ND |
ND |
ND |
NA |
| Antsisoboko | R. rattus | 2 | – | – | ND | ND | ND | NA |
| S. setosus | 2 | – | – | ND | ND | ND | NA | |
|
|
Microgale brevicaudata
|
3 |
– |
– |
ND |
ND |
ND |
NA |
| Antanambao | R. rattus | 9 | – | – | ND | ND | ND | NA |
|
|
S. setosus
|
3 |
– |
– |
ND |
ND |
ND |
NA |
| Total | NA | 69 | 3 positive | 5 positive | NA | 5 | 5 | NA |
*pla, plasminogen activator gene; caf1, capsule antigen fraction1 gene; SNPs, single-nucleotide polymorphisms; CRISPR, clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat pattern; ID, identification; –, negative; +, positive; ND, not done; NA, not applicable.