Se Asian J Trop Med
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An outbreak of plague occurred in Hlegu Town, Burma in February and March 1977. Altogether 14 bubonic plague cases, with 2 deaths were reported, mostly children under 15 years of age. Twice as many males as females were affected. ⋯ The cheopis index in Hlegu Town was 1.17, and less than 0.5 in Hlegu suburb (Yankin-Yat) where no epizootic was reported. An active case search revealed 76 suspected plague cases out of which 11 were found to have bubonic plague. A field trial showed that plague vaccination during the outbreak did not result in a rise of detectable antibodies in persons inoculated.