• Madagascar Wrestles With Worst Outbreak of Plague in Half a Century

    Disease strikes island’s densely populated cities for the first time

    ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar—In September, David Ranaivo woke up with a high fever and felt very weak. He went to a nearby hospital, but was so depleted he could barely answer the doctor’s questions.

    Around 24 hours later, the doctor returned with a diagnosis: the plague.

    “I was totally devastated,” said the 31-year-old businessman. “I was thinking,...

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