Bubonic plague

WHO: Madagascar bubonic plague outbreak kills 40 people and infects almost 80

According to the World Health Organization, a plague outbreak in Madagascar has killed 40 people and infected almost 80 others.…

10 years ago

What is bubonic plague?

Bubonic plague, known as the Black Death when it killed an estimated 25 million people in Europe during the Middle…

10 years ago

China plague death puts Yumen city under quarantine

Yumen city in Gansu province, north-west China, has been partially sealed off and dozens of people placed in quarantine after…

10 years ago

Madagascar faces bubonic plague epidemic

Experts have warned that Madagascar is facing a bubonic plague epidemic unless it slows the spread of the disease. The…

11 years ago