Plague Outbreak In Madagascar

An outbreak of the plague has so far killed 20 people in Madagascar. The disease, which is endemic in the country, is normally seen between October and March. But this outbreak started in mid-August, according to Dr Charlotte Ndaiye, the World Health Organization's representative in Antananarivo.

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