Madagascar’s Ministry of Public Health said in a bulletin on the 13th it has reported four confirmed plague cases and five suspected cases. The four confirmed cases were recorded in three towns north of the capital Antananarivo — Akazube, Anzuzurube and Ambhimanarisoa — and the five suspected cases were in Namidongi district in the southeast. Two hundred close contacts are under medical surveillance and have received prophylactic treatment.

2026-10-14

Madagascar’s Ministry of Public Health said in a bulletin on the 13th it has reported four confirmed plague cases and five suspected cases. The four confirmed cases were recorded in three towns north of the capital Antananarivo — Akazube, Anzuzurube and Ambhimanarisoa — and the five suspected cases were in Namidongi district in the southeast. Two hundred close contacts are under medical surveillance and have received prophylactic treatment.