One Health: navigating plague in Madagascar amidst COVID-19

作     者：Ritik Agrawal Jogesh Murmu Sweta Pattnaik Srikanta Kanungo Sanghamitra Pati Ritik Agrawal;Jogesh Murmu;Sweta Pattnaik;Srikanta Kanungo;Sanghamitra Pati

作者机构：ICMR-Regional Medical Research CentreBhubaneswarOdishaIndia 

出 版 物：《Infectious Diseases of Poverty》 (贫困所致传染病（英文）)

年 卷 期：2023年第12卷第3期

页      面：67-72页

核心收录：

学科分类：1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1002[医学-临床医学] 1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100401[医学-流行病与卫生统计学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Plague Madagascar WASH Surveillance Animal surveillance One Health Yersinia pestis Early warning 

摘      要：Background Africa sees the surge of plague cases in recent decades,with hotspots in the Democratic Republic of Congo,Madagascar,and Peru.A rodent-borne scourge,the bacterial infection known as plague is transmitted to humans via the sneaky bites of fleas,caused by Yersinia *** plague has a case fatality rate of 20.8%with treatment,but in places such as Madagascar the mortality rate can increase to 40–70%without *** text Tragedy strikes in the Ambohidratrimo district as three lives are claimed by the plague outbreak and three more fight for survival in the hospitals,including one man in critical condition,from the Ambohimiadana,Antsaharasty,and Ampanotokana communes,bringing the total plague victims in the area to a grim to ***,the biggest concern is the potential plague spread among humans during the ongoing COVID-19 *** disease control can be achieved through training and empowering local leaders and healthcare providers in rural areas,implementing strategies to reduce human–rodent interactions,promoting water,sanitation and hygiene practices(WASH)practices,and carrying out robust vector,reservoir and pest control,diversified animal surveillance along with human surveillance should be done to more extensively to fill the lacunae of knowledge regarding the animal to human *** lack of diagnostic laboratories equipped represents a major hurdle in the early detection of plague in rural *** effectively combat plague,these tests must be made more widely ***,raising awareness among the general population through various means such as campaigns,posters and social media about the signs,symptoms,prevention,and infection control during funerals would greatly decrease the number of ***,healthcare professionals should be trained on the latest methods of identifying cases,controlling infections and protecting themselves from the *** Despite being endemic to Madagasc