据美国疾病控制中心(CDC)报告,在美国西南部的13个州中,家猫越来越多地成为人类鼠疫的传染来源。 1993年报告了10例新病例,其中腺鼠疫7例,败血性鼠疫2例,肺鼠疫1例。用抗生素治疗后9例恢复,1例死亡。特别值得注意的是,至少有2例病人系由患鼠疫的家猫传染的,由跳蚤传染的3例。 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), domestic cats are increasingly becoming a source of human plague in 13 states in the southwestern United States. In 1993, 10 new cases were reported, of which 7 were bubonic plague, 2 were septic plague and 1 was pneumonic plague. Nine cases recovered with antibiotics and one died. Of particular note is the fact that at least 2 patients were infected by fleas, 3 from domestic cats infected with the plague.