The World Health Organization said on Friday that plague is continuing to spread at an alarming rate in urban areas of Madagascar, with 94 deaths have been reported.
The latest figures put the number of suspected cases at 1,153, the UN body was quoted by the Voice of America as saying.
WHO Regional Emergency Director for Africa, Ibrahima Soce Fall said the spread of the disease is faster because pneumonic plague, which is transmitted from person to person, has moved from the remote rural areas to congested urban areas.
It is mainly found in the capital Antananarivo and the port city of Toamasina.
Source: MENA
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