TY - JOUR AU - Ramasindrazana, Beza AU - Andrianaivoarimanana, Voahangy AU - Rakotondramanga, Jean Marius AU - Birdsell, Dawn AU - Ratsitorahina, Maherisoa AU - Rajerison, Minoarisoa T1 - Pneumonic Plague Transmission, Moramanga, Madagascar, 2015 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2017 VL - 23 IS - 3 SP - 521 SN - 1080-6059 AB - During a pneumonic plague outbreak in Moramanga, Madagascar, we identified 4 confirmed, 1 presumptive, and 9 suspected plague case-patients. Human-to-human transmission among close contacts was high (reproductive numberĀ 1.44) and the case fatality rate was 71%. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the Yersinia pestis isolates belonged to group q3, different from the previous outbreak. KW - Yersinia pestis KW - pneumonic plague KW - transmission KW - Madagascar KW - outbreak KW - bubonic plague KW - vector-borne infections KW - bacteria KW - Pneumonia DO - 10.3201/eid2303.161406 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/3/16-1406_article ER - End of Reference