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Plague outbreak: where does it still exist and could it spread?

  • Written by Allen Cheng, Professor in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Monash University
imagePlague still exists in wild rodents and eradication probably isn't possible. from www.shutterstock.com

An outbreak of plague has been occurring in Madagascar, with more than 2,000 cases and 170 deaths reported since August 2017.

This island nation is one of the few remaining hotspots for plague in the world, with cases usually reported between...

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