Intervention To Stop Transmission of Imported Pneumonic Plague - Uganda, 2019

Published on March 5, 2020

Rapid identification of a suspected case of pneumonic plague in the remote West Nile region of Uganda and the timely response by well-trained Ugandan health officials in the form of contact tracing, antibiotic prophylaxis, and community education prevented any additional cases of plague from occurring.

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