title: [Ecological-geographic landscapes of natural plague foci in China VI. Biological characteristics of natural vectors of Yesinia pestis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To characterize the biological characteristics of natural vectors of Yersinia (Y.) pestis in China.
  
  
  METHODS
  Species and genera of natural vectors of Y. pestis in China and their faunal distribution were characterized with modern insect taxonomic techniques. The ecological roles of natural vectors of Y. pestis in natural plague foci were determined according to insect ecological experiments.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 63 species of natural vectors of Y. pestis including 28 major reservoirs and 35 secondary ones.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The biology characteristics of major vectors on Y. pestis and their roles in natural plague foci were defined.
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Institute of Endemic Disease Control and Prevention, Dali 671000, China.
authors.forename: Zheng-da
authors.initials: ZD
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Qi-yong
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Rui-yu
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jin-tong
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xue-li
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Xi-ye
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Fang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000382:microbiology*; D004463:Ecology; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000382:microbiology*; D010930:Plague / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005423:Siphonaptera; D015010:Yersinia pestis