PPT-Figure 2 Figure 2. Infection pattern during pneumonic plague outbreak, northern Madagascar,

Richard V Riehm JM Herindrainy P Soanandrasana R Ratsitoharina M Rakotomanana F et al Pneumonic Plague Outbreak Northern Madagascar 2011 Emerg Infect Dis 2015211815 httpsdoiorg103201eid2101131828. Madagascar is the world’s 4. th. largest island with a reported population of around . 23 million. . The large majority of these are subsistence farmers growing rice and other crops. . There . is evidence of increasing affluence amongst certain sectors of the population and the capital, Antananarivo, now has its share of stylish shopping centres and restaurants and many new and luxury . Samantha Villasana. The Start. The plague did. not spread once, but many times over centuries. .. The plague also referred to as . as. the Black Death is said to have started in . China.. Cause. Cause. INVESTING AND DOING BUSINESS WITH AN ISLAND OF GREAT OPPORTUNITY. Madagascar is the world’s 4. th. largest island situated on the East . C. oast of Africa. Free and fair elections, legitimate Government and now a member of SADC. Biome . Features. :. High number of endemic plants & animals. Elevation changes. Wet-dry tropical climate. Fantastic Location. Climate:. Hot & humid. Wet season- October to April due to seasonal alternation between moist and dry air. Protect yourself from plagueWhat is plaguePlague occurs naturally in the western United States particularly Arizona California Colorado and New Mexico The plague bacterium Yersinia pestis is transmitt The Disease Plague is a disease caused by Y pestis a bacterium found in rodents and their fleas in many areas around the world BThese outbreaks can occur in rural communities or in cities They are usu disease. caused by . Yersinia. . pestis. involving rodents and . fleas. First recorded in China in 224 BCE. Black death. : 14. th. century in Europe; 50 million deaths. Transmitted by infected flea bites to humans. type I). Also K/as. Mad rat disease. Black death. Mahamari. Pestilential fever. Buboes. Pest. "Black death" inspired one of the most enduring nursery rhymes in the English language, “Ring a Ring . Assistant Professor. Dept. of Community medicine. INTRODUCTION. Plague is primarily and basically a . zoonoses. , caused . by . Yersinia . pestis. . . It . exists in natural . foci, and . is transmitted by infected flea bites to humans . Prof & HoD . Dept of Pathology. SKHMC. . Pasteurellae. . Yersinia. Pasteurella. Francisella. Primary pathogens of rodents. Human pathogens: . Yersinia. . pestis. . Yersinia. CLOSED POD S Information Sheets CIPROFLOXACIN / QUINOLONE / FLUOROQUINOLONE Avelox Maxaquin Cinobac Moxifloxacin HCL Cinoxacin Nalidixic Acid Cipro NegGram Ci profloxacin Norfloxacin Factive Noroxin Boisier P, Rahalison L, Rasolomaharo M, Ratsitorahina M, Mahafaly M, Razafimahefa M, et al. Epidemiologic Features of Four Successive Annual Outbreaks of Bubonic Plague in Mahajanga, Madagascar. Emerg Infect Dis. 2002;8(3):311-316. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0803.010250. Boisier P, Rahalison L, Rasolomaharo M, Ratsitorahina M, Mahafaly M, Razafimahefa M, et al. Epidemiologic Features of Four Successive Annual Outbreaks of Bubonic Plague in Mahajanga, Madagascar. Emerg Infect Dis. 2002;8(3):311-316. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0803.010250. With Thanks to Tower Hamlets Public Health Team. Key Objectives. At the end of the session, staff will be able to:  . Understand key terms used in outbreak management. Be able to provide basic local health protection advice, including understanding the most common infectious diseases and the .