Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
In Madagascar, Rift Valley fever follows trade routes
Rift Valley fever is an emerging viral disease that is threatening public health and has already had a substantial economic impact.
Jan 24, 2017
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Pneumonic plague kills eight in Madagascar
Eight people have died in two days of pneumonic plague on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar which is hit by deadly outbreaks almost every year, a health ministry official said Wednesday.
Aug 26, 2015
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Plague outbreak kills 71 in Madagascar: WHO
The plague has killed 71 people in Madagascar since September, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, adding that the outbreak was slowing but still posed a threat.
Feb 11, 2015
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47 dead as plague spreads to Madagascar capital (Update)
Madagascar said Monday it was trying to contain an outbreak of plague—similar to the Black Death that swept medieval Europe—that has killed 47 people and is spreading to the capital Antananarivo.
Nov 24, 2014
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Plague outbreak kills 40 in Madagascar: WHO
An outbreak of plague has killed 40 people in Madagascar, the World Health Organization said, warning that the disease could spread rapidly in the country's densely populated capital Antananarivo.
Nov 22, 2014
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Polio cases confirmed in South Sudan, Madagascar: WHO
The World Health Organization said Friday it had confirmed unrelated cases of polio in South Sudan and in Madagascar, blaming low vaccination coverage.
Nov 14, 2014
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Student-developed technology to identify plague strains in Madagascar
Cedar Mitchell, a senior at Northern Arizona University, is traveling to Madagascar in January to work with scientists using NAU technology to better understand origins of that country's recent plague outbreaks. Yersinia ...
Nov 4, 2014
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UN eyes Africa oil levy to fight disease
The United Nations has begun talks with African leaders over a levy on oil that could rake in huge sums to fight disease in developing countries, a top official said Tuesday.
May 20, 2014
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Bubonic plague claims 32 lives in Madagascar (Update)
Bubonic plague, which wiped out a third of Europe's population in the Middle Ages, has reared its ugly head in the African island state of Madagascar where 32 people have died in a fresh outbreak of the so-called Black Death ...
Dec 20, 2013
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Plague 'epidemic' kills 39 in Madagascar (Update)
An outbreak of plague even more vicious than the bubonic strain dubbed the black death has killed 39 people in Madagascar, the government said Thursday.
Dec 12, 2013
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