Plague Plague - Madagascar

Reported October 1, 2021 · Source: WHO

Situation brief 20 plague cases reported (0 confirmed, 20 probable), including 8 deaths.

0 Confirmed

20 Probable / Suspected

8 Deaths

On 29 August 2021, the Public Health, Epidemiological Surveillance and Response Department of the Ministry of Health, Madagascar received an alert from Arivonimamo health district, Itasy region, regarding a suspected community death and 15 suspected cases of pneumonic plague that occurred in the municipality of Miandrandra. All the cases presented with fever, headache, weakness, shortness of breath, chest pain and cough.…

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