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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

New plague test could speed up diagnosis in remote congo

Diagnosis Not yet recruiting

This study will test a new rapid diagnostic test for plague in the Ituri province of DR Congo. Researchers will collect samples like blood, saliva, and bubo fluid from 300 people with suspected plague to see how well the new test works compared to standard lab methods. The goal i…

Sponsor: Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium • Aim: Diagnosis

Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:01 UTC