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The Madagascar Tribune reports (computer translated):

The plague strikes very close to the capital. Approximately 75 km from Antananarivo in Ambohimiadana, Antsaharatsy, Ampanotokana commune, Ambohidratrimo district, three people died on Tuesday after being sick. Three other people had to be hospitalized, including a young man who was in critical condition.

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Last week, the mother of one of the three recent victims passed away two days after the funeral of her husband who died in deplorable and worrying health circumstances. The mother of the family, despite suspicions of illness, was only buried three days after her death. The number of plague victims in this locality thus amounts to 5.

Reached by telephone, officials within the Ministry of Public Health said they had not been informed of the situation. The regional director of health in the region of Anamanga, was removed from office in the Council of Ministers, thus regretting not being able to give the slightest information on this situation in Ampanotokana. Current ministry officials say they want to investigate this information.

The symptoms and the circumstances in which the victims found themselves suggest that they suffered from the plague. Local medical authorities are also not authorized to communicate related information to the media. Nevertheless, the heads of the schools located in this village have decided to temporarily close the schools as a precaution.