Source: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/1...ar+-+Sitrep+01
Plague Outbreak
Madagascar
External Report 01
...As of 3 October 2017, a total of 194 cases (suspected, probable and confirmed) with 30 deaths (case fatality rate 15.5%) have been reported from 20 districts in 10 regions. Of these, 124 cases and 21 deaths (case fatality rate 16.9%) had the pneumonic form of the disease. Eight healthcare workers from one health facility in Tamatave have contracted pneumonic plague. Of 29 cases with specimens collected, 19 (66%) have been confirmed by either polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or RDT performed at the Institut Pasteur de
Madagascar. On 3 October 2017, 37 new cases including 2 deaths have been reported....
Plague Outbreak
Madagascar
External Report 01
...As of 3 October 2017, a total of 194 cases (suspected, probable and confirmed) with 30 deaths (case fatality rate 15.5%) have been reported from 20 districts in 10 regions. Of these, 124 cases and 21 deaths (case fatality rate 16.9%) had the pneumonic form of the disease. Eight healthcare workers from one health facility in Tamatave have contracted pneumonic plague. Of 29 cases with specimens collected, 19 (66%) have been confirmed by either polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or RDT performed at the Institut Pasteur de
Madagascar. On 3 October 2017, 37 new cases including 2 deaths have been reported....
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