An oral monotherapy regimen could simplify treatment for plague in rural areas where it is most common. In a randomized trial, treatment failure occurred in 9% of those who received oral ciprofloxacin ...

Plague is a high-consequence infectious disease with epidemic potential. Current treatment guidelines are based on weak evidence. We enrolled persons (excluding pregnant persons) in Madagascar who had ...

There is no immediate diagnostic test. There are three main forms of plague in humans: bubonic, septicemic and pneumonic. After the bacteria get into a person through a flea bite, they migrate to the ...

Person-to-person spread of the plague hasn't been seen in the U.S. in more than a century - so what causes the occassional cases?