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Intervention To Stop Transmission of Imported Pneumonic Plague — Uganda, 2019
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March 06 2020
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Source: MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 69(9):241-244
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Journal Article:Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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Description:Plague, an acute zoonosis caused by Yersinia pestis, is endemic in the West Nile region of northwestern Uganda and neighboring northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (1-4). The illness manifests in multiple clinical forms, including bubonic and pneumonic plague. Pneumonic plague is rare, rapidly fatal, and transmissible from person to person via respiratory droplets. On March 4, 2019, a patient with suspected pneumonic plague was hospitalized in West Nile, Uganda, 4 days after caring for her sister, who had come to Uganda from DRC and died shortly thereafter, and 2 days after area officials received a message from a clinic in DRC warning of possible plague. The West Nile-based Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) plague program, together with local health officials, commenced a multipronged response to suspected person-to-person Transmission of pneumonic plague, including contact tracing, prophylaxis, and education. Plague was laboratory-confirmed, and no additional Transmission occurred in Uganda. This event transpired in the context of heightened awareness of cross-border disease spread caused by ongoing Ebola Virus disease Transmission in DRC, approximately 400 km to the south. Building expertise in areas of plague endemicity can provide the rapid detection and effective response needed to mitigate epidemic spread and minimize Mortality. Cross-border agreements can improve ability to respond effectively.
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ISSN:0149-2195 (print);1545-861X (digital);
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Pubmed ID:32134908
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC7367092
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Pages in Document:4 pdf pages
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Volume:69
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Issue:9
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