Deadly outbreak of black death which has killed 140 in Madagascar may mutate and become UNTREATABLEA strain of plague which has already killed more than 140 Madagascar could mutate and become untreatable, an expert has warned.
There are fears the disease could spread to Europe and America via plane travel as Ebola did in 2014, with ten African nations already put on alert for signs of infection.
Ten African nations have been put on high alert over fears the disease, which spreads through the air, could be carried overseas on aircraftNow Professor Paul Hunter has warned that, while it would be easy for an advanced country to contain the disease in its current form, he fears that it could evolve into something far more dangerous.
Hunter, a disease expert at the University of East Anglia, told the Daily Star: 'If it reaches the UK, Europe or the US it would be similar to the Ebola outbreak.
'We would have a few isolated cases but it shouldn’t spread like it has in Madagascar.
'As with any disease, it's a real worry that it mutates and become untreatable.'
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