Sandy
10-07-2017, 06:35 PM
The authorities have also banned prison visits in the two worst affected areas to prevent the spread of the disease.
The risk of contamination is high in overcrowded and unsanitary jails.
The health ministry says the latest bout of plague has infected about 230 people - in addition to those who have died - in just two months. There are normally about 400 cases of plague every year in the country.
This year however the majority of cases are of pneumonic plague, which affects the lungs and is transmitted through coughing. It is considered to be the most deadly form of the disease and can be fatal within 24 hours.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-41537193
The risk of contamination is high in overcrowded and unsanitary jails.
The health ministry says the latest bout of plague has infected about 230 people - in addition to those who have died - in just two months. There are normally about 400 cases of plague every year in the country.
This year however the majority of cases are of pneumonic plague, which affects the lungs and is transmitted through coughing. It is considered to be the most deadly form of the disease and can be fatal within 24 hours.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-41537193