Death toll from plague outbreak rises to 94 in Madagascar

In Madagascar,the death toll from a plague outbreak has risen to 94, with the number of suspected cases jumping to more than 1,100.WHO's director for health emergencies in Africa, Ibrahima Soce Fall, told reporters in Geneva that out of 1,153 suspected cases, 300 had been laboratory confirmed. Officials



had earlier this week reported 74 fatalities and 805 cases.

Fall said WHO has sent 1.3 million doses of antibiotics to Madagascar, enough to treat 5,000 patients and protect another 100,000 people who may have been exposed to the infectious disease.