Thursday, 26 October 2017

Disease outbreak news from the WHO: Seychelles – Suspected Plague (Ex- Madagascar)

Madagascar is experiencing a large outbreak of plague affecting major cities and other non-endemic areas since August 2017. This outbreak carries a moderate risk of spread to neighbouring Indian Ocean islands which is mitigated naturally by the short incubation period of pneumonic plague and the institution of exit screening measures at the airport and other major ports.

Published on October 26, 2017 at 10:08PM
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