Euro Surveill. 2002 Dec;7(12):172-4. doi: 10.2807/esm.07.12.00387-en.
Preliminary investigation found that a large outbreak of influenza-like illness occurred in Madagascar during July-August 2002, with 30 304 cases and 754 deaths reported. Most cases were reported from the highland regions of Fianarantsoa Province, in centre Madagascar. The majority of the cases lived in rural areas, and children under five years and adults 60 years and older were the most affected. The outbreak was attributable to an A/Panama/2007/99-like (H3N2) virus, which has been circulating worldwide for several years.
初步调查发现，2002年7月至8月期间马达加斯加发生了大规模流感样疾病暴发，报告病例30304例，死亡754例。大多数病例来自马达加斯加中部菲亚纳兰楚阿省的高地地区。大多数病例居住在农村地区，5岁以下儿童和60岁及以上成年人受影响最大。此次疫情归因于一种A/巴拿马/2007/99样（H3N2）病毒，该病毒已在全球传播数年。
