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Event: EP Epidemic
Number: 2014-000173
Country: MDG Madagascar
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Date (YMD): 2014-11-21
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Information Source:WHO
Comments: On 4 Nov 2014, WHO was notified by the Ministry of Health of Madagascar of an outbreak of plague. The first case was identified on 31 Aug and the patient died on 3 Sep. As of 16 November, a total of 119 cases of plague had been confirmed, including 40 deaths. Only 2 per cent of reported cases were of the pneumonic form. By 20 Feb 2015, 283 suspected, probable or confirmed cases, including 74 deaths, had been reported. The outbreak peaked in November and December but had slowed for the time being. Health officials were keeping a close watch over the situation as the plague season on the island continues until April.
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