Epidemiological characteristics of an urban plague epidemic in Madagascar, August-November, 2017: an outbreak report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Madagascar accounts for 75% of global plague cases reported to WHO, with an annual incidence of 200-700 suspected cases (mainly bubonic plague). In 2017, a pneumonic plague epidemic of unusual size occurred. The extent of this epidemic provides a unique opportunity to better understand the epidemiology of pneumonic plagues, particularly in urban settings.

Methods

Clinically suspected plague cases were notified to the Central Laboratory for Plague at Institut Pasteur de Madagascar (Antananarivo, Madagascar), where biological samples were tested. Based on cases recorded between Aug 1, and Nov 26, 2017, we assessed the epidemiological characteristics of this epidemic. Cases were classified as suspected, probable, or confirmed based on the results of three types of di

SUBMITTER: Randremanana R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6483974 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature