Description
- Inclusion criteria - Malagasy Participants
- 1. Adults 18 to 75 years old (male and female): Able to receive and give verbal communication.
- 2. Children 5 to 17 years old (vulnerable population): Parents or legal guardian must be available to give permission. Parents or legal guardian to consent for children (5-6 years).
- 3. Suspected human plague case by local medical professional. Include at least one of the following: For bubonic plague: high fever, chills, and/or presence of painful bubo; For pneumonic plague: high fever, chills, cough for less than 5 days, bloody sputum, and/or chest pains; patients may be recruited from both plague surveillance program and non-plague surveillance programs.
- Exclusion criteria - Malagasy Participants
- 1. Children under the age of 5 years old
- 2. Children between the age of 5 years to 17 years without a parent or legal guardian
- 3. Not compliant with the study procedure (blood sampling)
- Inclusion criteria - USN Health Center Participants
- 1. Active duty personnel and DoD beneficiaries that present to participating study sites with influenza-like-illness (fever, cough, sore throat).
- 2. Age range \>=13 to 75 y.o.
- 3. Able to receive/give consent (or assent if \<18 y.o.) 4, Presenting with influenza-like-illness (fever of 100.5 F or higher, cough and/or sore throat)
- 5. USN Special Categories: Minors/children (45CFR Subpt. D/DoDI 3216.02, Encl 3, Para 7d); Students; Active duty military personnel (3216.02, Encl.3 Para. 7.e); Economically disadvantaged persons (32CFR 219.11(b); Educationally disadvantaged persons (32CFR 219.11(b).
- Exclusion criteria - USN Health Center Participants
- 1. \<13 y.o.
- 2. Unable to give written consent (if under 18)
Ages Eligible for Study:
5 Years to 75 Years (CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No