Plague in Egypt: Disease biology,history and contemporary analysis: A minireview

Plague is a zoonotic disease with a high mortality rate in humans. unfortunately,it is still endemic in some parts of the world. also,natural foci of the disease are still found in some countries. thus,there may be a risk of global plague re-emergence. this work reviews plague biology,history of major outbreaks,and threats of disease re-emergence in egypt. based on the suspected presence of potential natural foci in the country,the global climate change,and the threat posed by some neighbouring countries disease re-emergence in egypt should not be excluded. the country is in need for implementation of some preventive measures. © 2013 production and hosting by elsevier b.v.