Post by robeiae on Oct 17, 2017 9:07:59 GMT -5
Because there's not enough going on right now: www.cnn.com/2017/10/16/health/madagascar-pneumonic-bubonic-plague-outbreak-continues/index.html
Normally, the plague cases in Madagascar are bubonic and occur mostly in rural areas. This time, they're pneumonic, are occurring in cities too, and are coming earlier than usual.
And the plague may have jumped to Seychelles: ewn.co.za/2017/10/17/madagascar-plague-appears-to-have-spread-to-seychelles-who
The plague outbreak in Madagascar is continuing to spread at unprecedented rates, with 57 deaths and more than 680 cases.
The latest figures are from October 12. An estimated 329 of these cases, and 25 deaths, were in the capital, Antananarivo.
The latest figures are from October 12. An estimated 329 of these cases, and 25 deaths, were in the capital, Antananarivo.
And the plague may have jumped to Seychelles: ewn.co.za/2017/10/17/madagascar-plague-appears-to-have-spread-to-seychelles-who
An initial diagnostic test on the Seychelles man had been “weakly positive” for pneumonic plague, but definitive laboratory results are expected from the Institute Pasteur in Paris, the WHO said.
Eight of his contacts “developed mild symptoms and have been isolated,” it said, adding that two other suspected cases, without any known link, had been isolated and were on treatment.
Eight of his contacts “developed mild symptoms and have been isolated,” it said, adding that two other suspected cases, without any known link, had been isolated and were on treatment.
