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12/11/2013 10:55 AM
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Report Copyright Violation | Madagascar village 'hit by bubonic plague' "A village in Madagascar has been hit by a deadly outbreak of the bubonic plague, medical experts on the island have confirmed.
Test were carried out after at least 20 people in the village, near the north-western town of Mandritsara, were reported to have died last week.
The International Committee of the Red Cross warned in October that Madagascar was at risk of a plague epidemic.
The disease is transmitted to humans via fleas, usually from rats.
Bubonic plague, known as the Black Death when it killed an estimated 25 million people in Europe during the Middle Ages, is now rare.
Last year, Madagascar had 60 deaths from the plague, the world's highest recorded number.
The Pasteur Institute of Madagascar confirmed on Tuesday that tests taken from bodies in the village last week showed that they had died of the bubonic plague.
The BBC's Tim Healy in the capital, Antananarivo, says health officials have now gone to the remote area to investigate.
Prisoners on the island are usually most affected by the plague, which is spread because of unhygienic conditions, he says.
The prevalence of rats in Madagascar's prisons means the plague can spread easily.
The Pasteur Institute said there were concerns that the disease could spread to towns and cities where living standards have declined since a coup in 2009 and the ensuing political crisis.
On 20 December a second round is being held of presidential elections aimed at ending the political deadlock." [ link to www.bbc.co.uk] |
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12/11/2013 12:58 PM
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12/11/2013 01:03 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Madagascar village 'hit by bubonic plague' many Biological Hazard today B. Plague map for US. [ link to www.cdc.gov] Nothing new |
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12/11/2013 01:14 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Madagascar village 'hit by bubonic plague' Oh and sinsim not hollande and not living nor working for ....eh
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