[Correspondence] Mobilising experience from Ebola to address plague in Madagascar and future epidemics

As of Nov 10, 2017, there were a total of 2119 confirmed, probable, and suspected cases of plague, and 171 deaths from plague in Madgascar. This outbreak is spreading throughout the country, affecting both rural and urban areas, and anthropologists have been mobilised by global health agencies to contribute to the emergency global health response. Many of these specialists previously worked on the 2014 –16 Ebola virus disease epidemic in west Africa and possess experience and expertise gained from this context.

Source: LANCET - November 28, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Kelley Sams, Alice Desclaux, Julienne Anoko, Francis Akind ès, Marc Egrot, Khoudia Sow, Bernard Taverne, Blandine Bila, Michèle Cros, Moustapha Keïta-Diop, Mathieu Fribault, Réseau Ouest Africain Anthropologie des Epidémies Emergentes, Annie Wilkinso Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research