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    • Impact of the oral Sylvatic Plague Vaccine on Non-target Small Rodents: Data

    Metadata Updated: January 6, 2026

    In 2013, a large blinded, paired placebo-controlled field trial for the prairie dog oral sylvatic plague vaccine started in the Western US. On 17 paired plots, vaccine and placebo plots, small rodents were trapped annually for 3-5 consecutive nights (when weather allowed). Up on capture, we documented the trap numbers and the processed animals. We noted standard biological information (species, sex, age) and took samples (fleas, blood, hair and whiskers). When logistics allowed we also trapped diurnal animals. Hair and whisker samples were taped to a transparent sheet and scored for the presence (high dose 1, low dose 2) or absence (0) of Rhodamine B fluorescence (RB dataset)

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Created Date January 6, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date January 6, 2026

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    Harvested from DOI USGS DCAT-US

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    Metadata Created Date January 6, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date January 6, 2026
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    Data Last Modified 2020-10-06T00:00:00Z
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