WHO International Emergency Response Team vehicle, Madagascar, 2002
Title
WHO International Emergency Response Team vehicle, Madagascar, 2002
Description
In July 2002, Madagascar health authorities were alerted to a substantial number of deaths in the village of Sahafata in the rural highlands of the former Fianarantsoa Province. Sahafata, which had a population of 2,160, had experienced 27 deaths attributed to acute respiratory illness. To reach villages in Madagascar’s rural highlands, the international team traveled on dirt roads and, at times, across rough terrain.
Source
CDC Influenza Division, Photograph by Dr. Tim Uyeki
Citation
“WHO International Emergency Response Team vehicle, Madagascar, 2002,” CDC Museum Digital Exhibits, accessed July 27, 2024, http://www.cdcmuseum.org/items/show/1150.