WHO Sends Experts to Prevent Spread of Plague Beyond Madagascar

The World Health Organization says that since the beginning of August there have been about 1,800 cases of plague in Madagascar with 127 resulting in death. Bubonic plague is not uncommon in the island nation, but this year the population also has been hit by plague pneumonia, which is spreading fast through the densely populated areas. Health officials say the outbreak is unusually severe and there are five more months before the end of the plague season. VOA's Zlatica Hoke has more.
The Great Plague of 1665 killed 100,000 Londoners