Over the weekend I read a news story that took me aback. It made me ask why this is not a news story lead instead of he said, she said…..
It appears that the Black Death is making a comeback…..you know that disease the wiped out about half of Europe in the 1300’s.
It is making a comeback in Africa….it seems to have started in Madagascar….and moved inland…..
Malawi has become the tenth country in Africa to be put on high alert over fears the pneumonic plague could spread there from Madagascar, where at least 140 people have been killed by the devastating disease.
South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Seychelles, Tanzania, La Reunion and Mayotte, Mauritius and Comoros are the other nine nations preparing for the spread of the disease from the east African island.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ten-african-nations-now-high-alert-over-spread-black-death-plague-1646963
I think that this outbreak is a little too important to be on page 6 of the newspaper….
Terrific, just what this world needs!!
Why is it not reported more…..it is the Black Death after all….chuq
Obviously not on our news, I’ve been asking some people who live around here – never heard about it!
With globalization it could be here r tomorrow…..I think it bears important enough for a word or two on national news….chuq
You’d think so – wouldn’t you?!
I worry remember the Ebola outbreak….hopefully they handle this better than that epidemic…..chuq
Of course, they are ‘only Africans’, so we don’t have to really care…
Best wishes, Pete.
Exactly what I was thinking…..no one cares about Africa, right? chuq
Yes, that is my opinion too.
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Yes, i read about it some weeks ago. In Germany there is an old song with the title “We are near Madagaskar, and having the pest onboard”. ;-(
But in real: Today we can choose between Dengue, Pest and all the other things usable as biochemical weapons. Not to forget dirty bombs with materials from old eastern europe reactors. All not only stored at the DoD.
Hope we are blessed by God. Michael
I wish we got news that quickly….I first saw this report yesterday…..amazing….chuq