Volume 13, Number 10—October 2007
THEME ISSUE
Global Poverty and Human Development
Research
Plague Reappearance in Algeria after 50 Years, 2003
Eric Bertherat*
, Souad Bekhoucha†, Saada Chougrani‡, Fathia Razik†, Jean B. Duchemin§, Leila Houti‡, Larbi Deharib‡, Corinne Fayolle¶, Banaouda Makrerougrass‡, Radia Dali-Yahia†, Ramdan Bellal†, Leila Belhabri, Amina Chaieb*, Evgueni Tikhomirov*, and Elisabeth Carniel¶
, Souad Bekhoucha†, Saada Chougrani‡, Fathia Razik†, Jean B. Duchemin§, Leila Houti‡, Larbi Deharib‡, Corinne Fayolle¶, Banaouda Makrerougrass‡, Radia Dali-Yahia†, Ramdan Bellal†, Leila Belhabri, Amina Chaieb*, Evgueni Tikhomirov*, and Elisabeth Carniel¶
Table
Plague case definition adopted by technical crisis committee, 2003 plague outbreak, Oran region, Algeria*
| Case definition | Criteria |
|---|---|
| Suspected | Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics compatible with plague; or, observation of suspect microorganisms on direct examination of clinical samples |
| Probable | Suspected case with anti-F1 antibodies in patient’s blood; or, suspected case with a positive RDT without isolation of Yersinia pestis or in the absence of other cases reported in a radius of 10 km around the case |
| Confirmed | Culture positive for Y. pestis; or, RDT positive and Y. pestis isolated from patients living in a radius of 10 km around the case |
*RDT, rapid diagnostic test.
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