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Published Date: 2018-09-21 10:55:02
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Plague - Madagascar (04)
Archive Number: 20180921.6043410
PLAGUE - MADAGASCAR (04)
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Date: Thu 20 Sep 2018 20:41
Source: News24, Agence France-Presse (AFP) report [edited]
https://www.news24.com/Africa/News/madagascar-says-plague-outbreak-under-control-20180920


Madagascar's seasonal outbreak of plague, which has so far killed 2 people, is "under control", Health Minister Yoel Rantomalala said on [Thu 20 Sep 2018]. "We have recorded from [1 Aug to 17 Sep 2018], 13 suspected cases of plague, 3 of which are confirmed and caused 2 deaths," Rantomalala said.

The 1st fatality was recorded in Fiadanana, north of the capital Antananarivo, while the 2nd was reported in Ambalavao in the Indian Ocean island's interior. "For the moment, the situation is under control, we are on the right track," he told reporters.

In 2017, more than 200 people were killed before bubonic and pneumonic plague epidemics were brought under control in November 2017. The disease spread to urban centres including the capital in 2017, taking the authorities by surprise. "We learnt the lessons of that epidemic," the minister added. "Last year in September 2017 we had already had 54 confirmed cases".

"For now, there is no need to talk of an epidemic or to restrict public meetings," said Charlotte Ndiaye, local representative of the WHO.

Madagascar has suffered bubonic plague outbreaks almost every year since 1980. The disease tends to make a comeback each hot rainy season, from September to April. On average, 300-600 infections are recorded annually among a population approaching 25 million people, according to UN estimates.

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[The previous report, just 2 days before, noted a total of 8 cases. This post raises the number of suspected cases to 13. The distribution of cases between bubonic, pneumonic and septicemic forms is not noted. - Mod.LL

HealthMap/ProMED-mail map of Madagascar: http://healthmap.org/promed/p/181]

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