One new case of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1) was reported in the past week in Madagascar, with onset of paralysis on 22 August from Sud-Ouest province, according to the Global...

Following reports from the public-private partnership known as the Global Polio Eradication Initiative concerning polio cases recently reported in the Ukraine, Madagascar and Mali (which was in a Guinean...

In a follow-up to recent reports here on Outbreak News Today concerning the plague outbreak in Madagascar HERE and HERE, the World Health Organization (WHO) released an update Sunday with more details...

In a follow-up report on a outbreak of pneumonic plague in a village near Moramanga, Madagascar, a ProMED report Saturday (computer translated) reveals there have been 12 cases of the very dangerous disease...

A suspected outbreak of pneumonic plague killed seven people in two days in the city of Moramanga, which is situated on a plateau between the central highlands and the east coast of Madagascar, according...

What are Vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs)? The Global Polio Eradication Initiative  defines it as follows: The oral polio vaccine contains a live, attenuated (weakened) vaccine-virus. When a child...

With the reports of an additional three cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1), this brings the total cases to eight in 2015 in Madagascar. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative...

The plague outbreak continues on the island of Madagascar, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday; however, it appears to be slowing as the seasonal peak period comes to a close. Since...

The plague outbreak in Madagascar was discussed in Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Margaret Chan;s address to the Executive Board Monday. The outbreak that included 119...

In an update to the Madagascar plague outbreak,  L’Express de Madagascar (computer translated) reports the number of cases have risen to 189, up from 138 on Nov. 25. In addition, the number of...