PLAGUE MAP / BLOG
Explain what sits behind the map.
Current analysis, regional ecology, history and data methods. News records what happened; the Blog explains why it matters.
Russia plague reports: what is confirmed and what remains unknown
WHO’s formal 10 October update on the Irkutsk laboratory worker’s death, the negative plague tests and the questions that remain.
Oct 9, 2026 · 7 MINBubonic, septicemic and pneumonic plague: the differences that matter
A source-reviewed comparison of the three main forms of plague, including symptoms, incubation, transmission, progression and why urgent care matters.
Where is plague found today? Endemic regions, natural foci and map limits
Where modern plague persists, which countries report most human cases, how natural foci differ from outbreaks and why maps never show the whole risk picture.
Does quarantine mean a plague outbreak is confirmed?
Why contact tracing, observation and temporary restrictions can begin before investigators know the final diagnosis.
Where does plague still exist today?
Human cases are uncommon, but natural plague foci persist across several continents. Here is how to read that geography responsibly.
Why plague case counts differ between sources
Suspected, probable, confirmed and missing data describe different evidence states. Treating them as interchangeable changes the story.
Why does plague persist in Madagascar?
Ecology, seasonality and human settlement combine to make Madagascar one of the world’s most important plague settings.
Plague in the United States: why the West matters
How plague moved from port-city rats into western wildlife and why modern US cases are usually rural and sporadic.
Beyond rats: the animals and fleas behind plague
Plague ecology involves many mammal hosts and flea species. The familiar city rat is only one part of the system.
The Black Death and modern plague: what has changed?
The bacterium remains, but diagnosis, antibiotics, surveillance and living conditions make the modern risk landscape fundamentally different.