Epidemiological trends for human plague in Madagascar during the second half of the 20th century: A survey of 20 900 notified cases

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1228-1237

  Migliani, René ^a,b   Chanteau, Suzanne ^a   Rahalison, Lila ^a   Ratsitorahina, Maherisoa ^a   Boutin, Jean Paul ^b   Ratsifasoamanana, Lala ^c   Roux, Jean ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

^b SERVICE DE SANTÉ DES ARMÉES   (France)

^c National Control Programme for Plague   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Case fatality rate; Human plague; Madagascar; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MADAGASCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PLAGUE; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAGUE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

EID: 33746398086     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01677.x     Document Type: Article

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