The 2017 plague outbreak in Madagascar: Data descriptions and epidemic modelling

From August to November 2017, Madagascar endured an outbreak of plague. A total of 2417 cases of plague were confirmed, causing a death toll of 209. Public health intervention efforts were introduced and successfully stopped the epidemic at the end of November. The plague, however, is endemic in the...

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Main Authors: Van Kinh Nguyen, César Parra-Rojas, Esteban A. Hernandez-Vargas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Epidemics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755436518300070