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WHO plague update: 2,267 cases, 195 deaths

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WHO continues to support the Ministry of Public Health and other national authorities in Madagascar to monitor and respond to the outbreak of plague. From 6 to 17 November 2017, 216 cases of plague (1...

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Plague: Epidemic phase of the outbreak is ending

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The number of new plague cases in Madagascar has steadily declined since mid-October. From 6 to 15 November 2017, 149 probable (12) and suspect (137) pneumonic cases, 18 bubonic cases and 8 unspecified...

Madagascar: The number of new cases of pneumonic plague has steadily declined since mid-October

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According to UN and Madagascar health officials, from 7 to 10 November 2017, 86 confirmed, probable and suspect cases of plague (73 pneumonic and 9 bubonic) were reported. While the number of new cases...

Madagascar plague outbreak tops 2,000 cases: WHO

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  WHO continues to support the Ministry of Public Health and other national authorities in Madagascar to monitor and respond to the outbreak of plague. Since mid-October 2017, there has been a decline...

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Plague outbreak update: 1,947 cases, 143 deaths in Madagascar

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In an update on the plague outbreak in Madagascar, UN officials now put the ever changing case tally in the epidemic that began on August 1 at 1,947 confirmed, probable and suspected cases of plague through...

Madagascar plague epidemic remains active in 12 districts, New case counts from BNGRC

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In a follow-up on the plague epidemic in Madagascar, the National Office for Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC) has reported the following information as of Oct. 31: The epidemic remains active in...

Plague season continues to April in Madagascar

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The good news about the 2017 Madagascar plague outbreak is that experts at the UN and in the country say the outbreak is decreasing. However, “plague season” on the island nation will continue...

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Plague cases top 1800: ‘The epidemic indicators are in a decreasing phase’

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The number of plague cases have topped 1800 in Madagascar, including 1,111 pneumonic plague cases, according to new data released by WHO. From 1 August to 30 October 2017, a total of 1,801 suspected cases...

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Madagascar plague situation improving: ‘This is the beginning of the end of the epidemic, if we maintain vigilance’

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While plague cases continue to be reported in Madagascar, health officials say the situation is improving as evidenced by 16 previously affected districts reported no new confirmed or probable cases of...

Seychelles: No confirmed plague, all contacts discharged

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In a follow-up on the suspected plague situation on Seychelles, the World Health Organization (WHO) published the following news release that includes a timeline, public health response anda risk assessment: On...