Dynamics of the pneumonic plague epidemic in Madagascar, August to October 2017
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Transmission potential and severity of pneumonic plague in Madagascar were assessed. Accounting for reporting delay, the reproduction number was estimated at 1.73. The case fatality risk was estimated as 5.5%. Expected numbers of exported cases from Madagascar were estimated across the world and all estimates were below 1 person from August to October, 2017.
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دوره 22 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017