Kumaresan J A, Grova J B, Mmatli P K, Maganu E D
Epidemiology Unit, Ministry of Health, Gaborone, Botswana.
Trop Doct. 1991 Oct;21(4):142-6. doi: 10.1177/004947559102100403.
In October 1989, cases of human plague started to occur in Boteti district of Botswana. One hundred and seventy cases were recorded in total from 15 October 1989 to 6 April 1990. There were 12 deaths, giving a case fatality rate of 7%. All cases were of the bubonic type. A concerted control strategy based on sentinel surveillance, involving public education, flea and rodent control, chemotherapy and chemoprophylaxis controlled the epidemic.
1989年10月，博茨瓦纳的博泰蒂区开始出现人间鼠疫病例。从1989年10月15日至1990年4月6日，共记录了170例病例。其中12人死亡，病死率为7%。所有病例均为腺鼠疫类型。基于哨兵监测的协同控制策略，包括公众教育、跳蚤和啮齿动物控制、化疗和化学预防，控制了疫情。
