Period 0 1998–2001 | Period 1 2002–2007 | Period 2 2008–2016 | Period 3* 2017–2018 | Period 4 2018–2019 | |
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Description | Before RDT introduction | Implementation of RDT in healthcare centers (HCCs) and the CLP | RDTs used as screening tests: only cases with positive RDT were tested by bacteriology | 2017–2018 plague season (including pulmonary plague epidemic) | 2018–2019 plague season (August 2018 – April 2019) |
Available tests according to protocol | - Bacteriology - Elisa (serology) | - CLP RDT - HCC RDT - Bacteriology | - CLP RDT - HCC RDT - Bacteriology only when RDT positive (CLP or HCC) | - CLP RDT - HCC RDT - Bacteriology - Molecular biology | - CLP RDT - HCC RDT - Bacteriology - Molecular biology |
Number of cases | 4955 cases (4689 BP, 136 PP) | 4221 cases (3728 BP, 260 PP, 233 NP) | 4000 cases (3223 BP, 599 PP, 178 NP) | 2786 cases (529 BP, 2044 PP, 1 SP**, 212 NP) | 259 cases (208 BP, 46 PP, 5 NP) |