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Plague

MONDO:0019095

Plague is a severe bacterial infection caused by the gram-negative bacterium Yersinia pestis.

Also known as: Yersiniosis, plague, black death, infection by Yersinia pestis, pest, pestilential fever

4 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types.

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Sub-types

Pneumonic plague (3) Bubonic plague (1) Septicemic plague (0)

Broader categories

Disease (680) Infectious disease (282) Bacterial infectious disease (93) Human disease (14) Vector-borne disease (9) Disease by etiologic mechanism (0) Disease of primarily extrinsic mechanism (0) Primary bacterial infectious disease (0) Yersinia infectious disease (0)

Trials to join now! 1 Not yet recruiting 1 Not yet finished but already full! 1 Completed 1

Plague treatment showdown: ciprofloxacin vs doxycycline

Disease control Completed

This study tested whether the antibiotic ciprofloxacin works as well as doxycycline for treating plague, a serious bacterial infection. Only 5 people in Uganda took part, and they were randomly assigned to one of the two drugs. The goal was to see if ciprofloxacin could be a good…

Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Aim: Disease control

Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:01 UTC