Table 4. Molecular typing of Yersinia pestis in 10 samples from humans and rats during pneumonic plague outbreak, northern Madagascar, 2011*.
| Sample origin | Source† | Distance, km‡ | Year | Ypb locus | Ypc locus§ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankatakata, case 12 | Human | 0 | 2011 | b1-b2-b3-b4-b5 | c1-c2-c3 |
| Ankatakata, case 13 | Human | 0 | 2011 | b1-b2-b3-b4 | c1-c2-c3 |
| Ankatakata #R48 | Rat | 0 | 2011 | b1-b2-b3-b4-b5 | c1-c2-c3 |
| Ankatakata #R52 | Rat | 0 | 2011 | b1-b2-b3-b4-b5 | c1-c2-c3 |
| Ankatakata #R56 | Rat | 0 | 2011 | b1-b2-b3-b4-b5 | c1-c2-c3 |
| Antanabe #R05 | Rat | 3 | 2011 | b1-b2-b3-b4-b5 | NA |
| Ambarakaraka #R16 | Rat | 3 | 2011 | b1-b2-b3-b4-b5 | c1-c2-c3′-c12 |
| Bealanana #013 | Human | 400 | 2010 | b1-b2-b3-b4-b5 | c1-c2-c3′-c12 |
| Ankazobe #275 | Human | 400 | 2010 | b1-b2-b3-b4-b5 | c1-c2-c3 |
| Mandritsara #438 | Human | 800 | 2011 | b1-b2-b3-b4-b5 | c1-c2-c3 |
*The s232 locus for all 10 isolates had a derived status, and the 13 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (s1362, s1375, s190, s197, s1367, s1004, s1025, s1377, s1089, s1363, s206, s1373, and s152) for all 10 isolates had an ancestral status. †Rat, Rattus rattus. ‡Distance to outbreak village (Ankatakata). §c3, 5′-CTGAAATACAAATAAAATAAATCGTCGAACAT-3′; NA, no amplification; c3′, 5 ′-CTGAAATACAAATAAAATAAATCGTCGAACA-3′; c12, 5′-ATCGAGGCGGGCCGGAAGAATGTCACGGCGGTT-3′.