The Black Death is killing people: Why is Madagascar facing its worst plague outbreak in years?

By News on the Net -- LA Times —— Bio and Archives October 16, 2017

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Madagascar sees cases of plague nearly every year in the rainy season. This year is different. Instead of cases in the hinterlands where plague is endemic, the disease — which is initially spread by flea bites and was known as the Black Death in medieval times — has spread to the capital, Antananarivo, and other densely populated cities for the first time, killing 45 people and sparking panic. -- More...