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Event: EP Epidemic
Number: 2008-000106
Country: MDG Madagascar
Location: districts of Madagascar, primarily in the north, south and
central highlands
Date (YMD): 2008-7-14
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Information Source:Office of the Resident Coordinator Madagascar
Comments: Since January 2008 RVF has been reported in both animals and humans in more than 20 out of the 119 districts of Madagascar, primarily in the north, south and central highlands. By 29 June 2008 the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Madagascar reported a total of 520 human-suspected cases related to RVF, including 20 deaths (CFR 4%). Infection with Rift Valley Fever Virus (RVFV) has been laboratory confirmed in 84 human cases by the Institut Pasteur of Madagascar ? WHO?s partner in the area of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers.
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