A deadly outbreak of bubonic and pneumonic plague, which has been attributed to the Black Death, has killed at least 124 people with health officials warning “the number of cases is growing”. The death toll from Madagascar’s plague outbreak has reached 124 with a total of 1,133 infected, as it rapidly spreads through the African nation. More than 50million people in Europe were killed by the Black Death in the
1300s, which many historians believe was caused by several killer diseases including the pneumonic plague. Most of the victims recorded in Madagascar have been infected with the highly contagious pneumonic form. The bubonic variant is considered less dangerous. Health officials have warned “the number of cases is growing” despite claims from the Madagascar government there has been a decrease. READ MORE
