Tanzania: Plague Outbreak Puts Seven in Hospital

Mbulu — Authorities in Mbulu District, Manyara Region, are scrambling to contain an outbreak of plague, an infectious disease spread by rodents.

Reports say at least seven people have been admitted to a special centre set up specifically to treat people who have contracted the disease. No death has been reported so far.

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