Pneumonic Plague Transmission, Moramanga, Madagascar, 2015

Pneumonic Plague Transmission, Moramanga, Madagascar, 2015

During a pneumonic plague outbreak in Moramanga, Madagascar, we identified 4 confirmed, 1 presumptive, and 9 suspected plague case-patients. Human-to-human transmission among close contacts was high (reproductive number 1.44) and the case fatality rate was 71%. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the...

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Main Authors: Beza Ramasindrazana, Voahangy Andrianaivoarimanana, Jean Marius Rakotondramanga, Dawn N. Birdsell, Maherisoa Ratsitorahina, Minoarisoa Rajerison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Yersinia pestis
pneumonic plague
transmission
Madagascar
outbreak
bubonic plague
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/3/16-1406_article

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