Plague-free prisons in Madagascar
Channel: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Date: 2013-10-11

The arrival every year of hot and humid weather in October marks the start of the plague season in Madagascar. The fleas multiply and the risk of transmission increases. Insecticide is used against fleas and the rats that carry them are caught. In prisons where rats abound, the ICRC helps the authorities and prisoners to prevent the risk of a major epidemic.

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