Madagascar health officials reported in an update Wednesday that the plague case count has now risen to 22 cases in 10 districts from August 1 to September 24, 2018.
To date, five deaths have been reported.
The 10 districts include Ambalavo, Ambatofinandrahana, Ambatolampy, Ambositra, Ankazobe, Antananarivo, Antsirabe, Arivonimamo, Fandriana and Miarinarivo.
Plague is known to be endemic Madagascar and a seasonal upsurge (predominantly the bubonic form) usually occurs early every year between September and April.
Related:
- Tetanus: Symptoms, treatment, prevention and more
- Michigan reports increases in syphilis and gonorrhea
- France: Increase in meningococcus W prompts vaccination campaign
- Yellow fever vaccination campaign in Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo
- African sleeping sickness: A short Q&A with an ID physician
- Measles alert issued for South Western Sydney
- Tuberculosis: NIH strategic plan to address TB research released
- Monkeypox: 3rd case reported in England, This time a healthcare worker
- West Virginia reports an additional 300 hepatitis A outbreak cases in past month
- Kassala: Chikungunya outbreak tops 11,000 cases in Sudan’s eastern state
