The plague, alive and well in Madagascar – The Washington Post

Although it is often thought of as a medieval disease, the plague — which caused what was known as the Black Death in the Middle Ages — strikes hundreds of people every year, with its highest concentrations currently in Africa. Photojournalist Christian Werner traveled to Madagascar in 2014 to document the health crisis. He photographed at hospitals and even funerals where he constantly shifted his position to avoid being downwind from the victim.