Rift Valley Fever hits Madagascar

Rift Valley Fever is usually well-established in animal populations by the time the first human cases are observed. (Image: Tomas de Mul/IRIN)

"An outbreak has been confirmed; it will be a big challenge to contain," Nestor Ndayimirije, Inter-Country Epidemiologist at the UN World Health Organisation's (WHO) Eastern and Southern Africa office, told IRIN.

The MoH said 59 cases had been positively identified by the Pasteur Institute of Madagascar, part of a global network devoted to medical issues and epidemiological screening in developing countries.

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