Madagascar ; Black Death Out Breaks

The bubonic plague swept  across Europe in the 14th century , killing between one third and one half of the entire population

But Black Death as it was called , seemed to disappear some time in the the 17th century annd many people assumed it has died out completely

In fact bubonic plague remains a serious public health problem inn many parts of the world , in Madagascar ,  plague is endemic in the animal population , and can not be eradicated

the prevalance of rats in Madagascar's prisons , means the plague can easily spread , flesa from carrying rats infect prisoners , prison guards and visitors ,and rats unlike the prisoners , can go in and out of the jail anytime the threat to the general population is clear

To prevent their infected fleas transferring to another host , possibly a human  the insects must be destroyed as well as the rodents

Experts say that Africa , especially Madagascar and the Democratic Republic of Congo , accounts for more than 90% of the cases worldwide