1. Location: Mandritsara (Madagascar)2. Listed diseases: Malaria, Dengue, Plague3. Outbreak Details On December 10, 2013, BBC News/Africa reported a deadly outbreak of bubonic plague in a village near Mandritsarad, in northwest Madagascar. The outbreak a week earlier came to light after 20 people died in the village. Analyzes carried out on the bodies by the Pasteur Institute of Madagascar certified that the death was linked to bubonic plague. Since unsanitary conditions are the main cause of the spread of the plague, a program was implemented to exterminate rats, fleas and cockroaches to prevent their spread and further epidemics in areas of the country where the standard of living has declined.4. Characteristics of Bubonic PlagueEpidemiology and Distribution: Bubonic plague also known as the Black Death is an ancient deadly disease that has reappeared 3 times in the past. With the exception of Australia, this deadly disease currently occurs primarily on all tropical and subtropical continents and is most endemic in developing countries. In 1994, one or...