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- Plague - World Health Organization (WHO)
Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis, a zoonotic bacteria, usually found in small mammals and their fleas It is transmitted between animals through fleas
- Plague - World Health Organization (WHO)
Plague is an infectious disease found in some small mammals and their fleas People can contract plague if they are in bitten by infected fleas, and develop the bubonic form of plague Sometimes bubonic plague progresses to pneumonic plague, when the bacteria reaches the lungs Person-to-person transmission is possible through the inhalation of infected respiratory droplets of a person who has
- Plague - World Health Organization (WHO)
Plague is an infectious disease caused by Yersinia pestis bacteria, usually found in small mammals and their fleas The disease is transmitted between animals via their fleas and, as it is a zoonotic bacterium, it can also transmit from animals to humans Humans can be contaminated by the bite of infected fleas, through direct contact with infected materials, or by inhalation Plague can be a
- Plague Outbreak Toolbox - World Health Organization (WHO)
Welcome to the Plague Outbreak Toolbox Key reference documents Plague information page (Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018) Plague fact sheet (Geneva: World Health Organization; 2022) Operational guidelines on plague surveillance, diagnosis, prevention and control (New Delhi: WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia; 2010)
- Plague - Madagascar - World Health Organization (WHO)
Plague is endemic in Madagascar and outbreaks occur regularly, although every outbreak is cause for concern Furthermore, pneumonic plague is a notifiable disease under the International Health Regulations 2005
- Plague: enhancing country readiness
To strengthen the readiness and response capacity of those countries at risk from major epidemic-prone diseases such as plague, WHO provides international technical expertise when the potential consequences of an outbreak require external support It also ensures the availability of those laboratory and drug supplies required for effective outbreak containment and helps to develop rapid
- Manual for plague surveillance, diagnosis, prevention and control
Plague has caused millions of deaths in pandemics over the past 2,500 years Re-emerging in several countries during the 1990s, it is now considered a public health emergency due to its high outbreak risk Plague is an acute bacterial infection caused by *Yersinia pestis*, with high mortality rates even though effective treatments exist, as outbreaks often occur in remote areas where diagnosis
- Plague - Democratic Republic of the Congo
The WHO guideline for plague, including case definitions, has been disseminated to health facilities to improve the detection of cases The WHO is supporting plague endemic areas with surveillance, investigation of cases, and training of health workers and community relays in the prevention, early detection and case management of plague
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