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

2018-01-14

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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 region and occurs annually, posing the risk of future outbreaks. To understand on the plague transmission, we collec...

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DOI: 10.1101/247569

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