At least one person was killed and 37 injured after a stampede broke out at the entrance to a football stadium in Madagascar. The stampede occurred at Mahamasina Stadium in the country’s capital Antananarivo ahead of kick-off between Madagascar and Senegal. Witnesses said thousands of fans had been gathered outside the venue since early morning.The […]
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Madagascar Spirals Toward a Fresh Crisis After Years of Neglect
Madagascar’s presidential palace, built on a grandiose scale by North Korea, sits on manicured grounds about 15 kilometers outside Antananarivo. Its splendid isolation from the capital — let alone the poverty of Madagascar — is a fitting symbol of a state whose influence is scant. Inside the palace’s vast hallways and cavernous meeting rooms, President […]
Plague symptoms: Signs you could have DEADLY Black Death after Madagascar outbreak
At least 124 dead Number of cases “is rising” More than 1,100 infected Fatality rates of between 30 and 100 per cent, if left untreated There is currently an outbreak of both pneumonic and bubonic plague in Madagascar, according to The Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The plague is an infectious disease that’s spread by a […]
Plague symptoms: Signs you could have DEADLY Black Death after Madagascar outbreak
THE PLAGUE has killed almost 100 people in Madagascar. These are the signs and symptoms to watch out for if you’re travelling to the southeast African island. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Is it safe to travel to Madagascar? Travel advice following BLACK DEATH plague outbreak
An outbreak of the Black Death plague on Madagascar, southeast Africa has killed nearly 100 people on the island. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported just 33 deaths in October, according to French news agency AFP, which has since risen to 94 people, showing how quickly the plague is spreading. There are now nearly 1,000 […]
Plague cases double in Madagascar in a week
With dozens dead from a plague outbreak in Madagascar, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said Friday it is deploying its first-ever plague treatment centre to the island nation. CBC | Health News
Madagascar in panic amid raging “double plague” outbreak; dozens dead
Enlarge / A man wearing a face mask works in Antananarivo, Madagascar, as plague spreads rapidly in cities across the country. (credit: Getty | Anadolu) An unusually deadly seasonal outbreak of plague has gripped the island nation of Madagascar. As of Friday, 258 have been sickened and 36 have died just since August, according to […]
The plague is ‘alive and well’ in Madagascar and spreading fast, warn public health officials
A deadly outbreak of the plague is spreading across Madagascar, a country that already had the highest number of cases in the world of a disease long forgotten about in the West. CBC | Health News