Madagascar village 'hit by bubonic plague'

Test were carried out after at least 20 people in the village, near the north-western town of Mandritsara, were reported to have died last week. The International Committee of the Red Cross warned in October that Madagascar was at risk of a plague epidemic. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25324011#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa