What is the best indicator for a potential explosiveness of plague outbreak?
- cheopis index is the average number of Xenopsylla cheopis per rat. - most significant than total flea index. -it is the best indicator for a potential explosiveness of plague outbreak. Reference : Park's textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, pg no:294 <\p>
Total flea index
Cheopis index
Specific percentage of fleas
Burrow index
Communicable diseases