Madagascar Seeing an Early Spike in Plague Cases Posted on 10/04/2017 by Cosc The plague, bubonic plague to be exact, is endemic to the island of Madagascar, where about 400 cases show up every year. But this year cases have spiked early and more than two dozen people have died. VOA’s Kevin Enochs reports. … Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on X (Opens in new window)