title: An experience in the control of plague in Botswana.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Epidemiology Unit, Ministry of Health, Gaborone, Botswana.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kumaresan
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Grova
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Mmatli
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Maganu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001902:Botswana / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007300:Insect Control; D008297:Male; D010930:Plague / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012375:Rodent Control; D005423:Siphonaptera