the black death
Yersinia pestis ( 200x magnification ). The bacterium which causes bubonic plague
‘ The plague is almost impossible to eradicate from Madagascar , due to interaction of natural and sociocultural factors ’
Development Bank is allocating $ 200,000 however , but those resources could quickly dwindle in the coming months . All of these conditions leading up the outbreak mirror those that caused the Ebola virus to spread throughout West Africa .
“ Belief in old practices , rampant misinformation , and apathetic , corrupt politicians have combined to make the current outbreak much more widespread than it should be ,” VIce correspondent Ben
Shapiro said in a documentary that was released in September where he helicoptered into a village about 1,000 kilometers north of the capital that was considered a hot zone . “ For Madagascar , though , it ’ s unclear how many more people will die of plague before things start to change .”
For now , the World Health Organization does not recommend any travel or trade restriction based on the current information available .
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