In Madagascar, more people continue to suffer from plague. "The number of cases has changed within a Wocheverdoppelt," said director at InternationalenFöderation of Red Cross and Red Societies, Julie Hall. The situation is "worrying" altoger. The increase in number of cases is partly due to with better reporting system, said Hall. Moreover, not all cases are confirmed.

However, use of Ebola has taught that such situations require a rapid response in order to bring einenAusbruch under control. The Red Cross and Red Section refore send a mobile clinic to Madagascar for first time. As Red Cross said, this includes 50 beds and a medical team to isolate DasPatienten. The helpers want to spread Krankheitverhindern.

"The treatment centre will be open around clock for plague patients," said general secretary of Red Cross in Madagascar, Andoniaina Ratsimamanga. The organization also wants to continue work in 22 regions in order to provide "life-saving information", to take hygiene measures and to carry out safe refunds. "This multi-faceted approach is only way to curb outbreak," says Ratsimamanga.

Pest Info What is plague?

What can cause an infection with bacteria – for this, plague is a historical example. Nearly 30 million people died in Middle Ages. The fact that she was eradicated is a misconception.

It is not only in countries with a lack of health care, but also in United States. In years 2010 to 2015, World Health Organization, who registered 3,248 plague cases, including 584 deaths. Or cases, such as Madagascar in years 2016 and 2017, have not yet been counted.

If infection remained untreated, 30 to 60 percent of infected persons die from it, in case of pulmonary plague even almost all. Since antibiotics act against bacterium, plague can be treated well in good time.

Sources: WHO/CDC

Pulmonary plague

Whoever catches plague gets a bit of cough and snuff at best, a little fever and feels cold and quite limp. At worst, infected develops a life-threatening pulmonary plague. It ends up not only in 95 percent of all cases deadly, but is also very contagious from person to person.

Bubonic plague

Anor form is bubonic Plague. The lymph nodes and pathways of patient are swelling around bite points of flea s – carrier of plague bacterium. Very high fever, symptoms like a serious real flu follow. Almost every second, who gets such a severe bubonic plague, gets a severe bLutvergiftung (sepsis), organs fail and he is dead after one to two days.

A total of 560 cases of plague were reported in Madagascar according to DerWeltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO). About 70 percent of current infections are vicissitudes of pulmonary plague. The pulmonary plague, which is transferred from person to person, is considered to be a particularly aggressive form of disease. It occurs in Madagascar for first time outside derbekannten risk areas and in metropolitan areas. According to WHO, region around capital of Antananarivo is particularly affected. 800,000 pest diseases are associated with bubonic plague, which occurs almost every year in Madagascar.

Is epidemic spreading?

Observers fear that plague could spread to or countries. The Seychelles has already reported a case in this week. A man had been infected with pulmonary plague during einerReise to Madagascar. The current outbreak began at end of August with death of a 31-year-old in central highlands of Madagascar.

Between 2010 and 2015, according to WHO, more than 3,200 people worldwide fell ill with plague. 584 people died. The most affected have been in Africa since 1990s, Jahrenverschiedene states. In addition to Madagascar, DemokratischeRepublik Congo has biggest problems with pest infections.

Date Of Update: 14 October 2017, 12:03