Black Death plague warning: 124 people killed & hundreds infected as ‘outbreak growing’

Tuesday, October 24, 2017
By Paul Martin

A DEADLY outbreak of bubonic and pneumonic plague, which has been attributed to the Black Death, has killed at least 124 people with health officials warning “the number of cases is growing”.

By NICOLE STINSON
Express.co.uk
Wed, Oct 25, 2017

The death toll from Madagascar’s plague outbreak has reached 124 with a total of 1,133 infected, as it rapidly spreads through the African nation.

More than 50million people in Europe were killed by the Black Death in the 1300s, which many historians believe was caused by several killer diseases including the pneumonic plague.

Most of the victims recorded in Madagascar have been infected with the highly contagious pneumonic form. The bubonic variant is considered less dangerous.

Health officials have warned “the number of cases is growing” despite claims from the Madagascar government there has been a decrease.

The plague has fatality rates of 30 to 100 per cent if left untreated and the pneumonic strand is transmitted person to person by air, making it more difficult to control, according to the World Health Organisation.

Elhadj As Sy, secretary general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, said: ”The number of cases is growing by the day.

“Our volunteers are working in communities convincing people to seek help.”

The WHO has said the current outbreak is unusual because it has affected urban areas increasing the risk of transmission.

Olivier Le Guillou of the Action Again Hunger charity also said: “We have not yet reached the peak.”

The Madagascar government insists there is a decrease in cases based on the number of people admitted to hospital.

Manitra Rakotoarivony, a Madagascan health ministry official, said: “There is a decrease in the number of people admitted to hospital and an increase in cured patients who leave hospital.”

Earlier this month the WHO announced it was “rapidly scaling up its response” has it issued to emergency funding the devastated nation.

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