Plague, a Reemerging Disease in Madagascar

Human cases of plague, which had virtually disappeared in Madagascar after the 1930s, reappeared in 1990 with more than 200 confirmed or presumptive cases reported each year since. In the port of Mahajanga, plague has been reintroduced, and epidemics occur every year. In Antananarivo, the capital, t...

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Main Authors: Suzanne Chanteau, Lala Ratsifasoamanana, Bruno Rasoamanana, Lila Rahalison, Jean Randriambelosoa, Jean Roux, Dieudonné Rabeson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1998-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/4/1/98-0114_article