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Communicable disease threats report, 23-29 November 2014, week 48
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 23-29 November 2014, and includes updates on influenza, avian influenza, rubella, measles, plague, polio, Ebola virus, MERS and Enterovirus D68.
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Plague Outbreak: August-November 2014, Madagascar
An outbreak of plague has been evolving since 31 August 2014 in Madagascar; as of 16 November 2014, 40 people have died from the disease.
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Communicable disease threats report, 30 November - 6 December
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 30 November - 6 December 2014, and includes updates on influenza, measles, chikungunya, Ebola virus, polio, MERS, plague and dengue.
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Communicable disease threats report, 25-31 January 2015, week 5
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 25-31 January 2015, and includes updates on botulism, influenza, measles, rubella, avian influenza, Ebola virus and polio.
Factsheet about plague
Plague is caused by the bacillus Yersinia (Y.) pestis, belonging to the family of the Enterobacteriaceae. It evolved several thousand years ago from Y. pseudotuberculosis.
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Plague - Annual Epidemiological Report 2016 [2014 data]
No cases of plague were reported in EU/EEA countries in 2014.
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Rapid risk assessment: Outbreak of plague in Madagascar, 2017
Since 23 August 2017 Madagascar has been experiencing an outbreak of plague, and as of 3 October 2017, 194 cases and 30 deaths (case fatality rate 15.5%) have been reported.
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Communicable disease threats report, 8-14 October 2017, week 41
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 8-14 October 2017 and includes updates on Legionnaires' disease, influenza, rubella, measles, West Nile fever, chikungunya, cholera and plague.