A Role for Early-Phase Transmission in the Enzootic Maintenance of Plague
Fig 5
Flow chart of the flea vector-rodent host model.
The three transmission-competent stages of flea infection are highlighted, and the different possible outcomes following transmission to the rodent host are indicated. See text and Tables 2 and 3 for details. tx = tep, tpb, or tb.; px = pep, ppb, or pb.