THE SOURCE DIRECTORY

Sources and official resources

A direct route to original publications. Check the audience, dates, and scope before using a source to support a claim.

English editionContent updated: Oct 7, 2026Source-navigation edition

9 resources in this edition

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World Health OrganizationFact sheet · Global · English

Plague

Public overview of plague, its clinical forms, symptoms, treatment and prevention. The page visibly displays 29 September 2026. This directory links to the original guidance.

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Sep 29, 2026
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Oct 7, 2026
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02
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionPublic overview · United States · English

About Plague

General public introduction to plague. CDC's page information distinguishes publication on 15 May 2024 from its update and CDC review on 24 August 2026; the latter is not a review by this website.

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May 15, 2024
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Oct 7, 2026
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Centers for Disease Control and PreventionPublic guidance · United States · English

Signs and Symptoms of Plague

Official descriptions of bubonic, septicemic and pneumonic plague, with guidance on seeking care. The header shows 15 May 2024 and the lower page shows 14 May 2024; publication date remains unassigned pending date review.

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Not established; see source notes
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Oct 7, 2026
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Centers for Disease Control and PreventionPublic guidance · United States · English

How Plague Spreads

Official explanation of routes of exposure, person-to-person transmission and the ecology of plague. The page visibly displays 15 May 2024.

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May 15, 2024
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Oct 7, 2026
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Centers for Disease Control and PreventionClinical guidance · United States · English

Clinical Care of Plague

Treatment guidance for health care providers. This website supplies a link to the official resource and does not reproduce dosing tables or recommend individual treatment. The page visibly displays 15 May 2024.

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May 15, 2024
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Oct 7, 2026
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Centers for Disease Control and PreventionPublic guidance · United States · English

Preventing Plague

Public guidance about reducing exposure to fleas and infected animals, including pet-related precautions. The page visibly displays 5 March 2025.

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Mar 5, 2025
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Oct 7, 2026
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Centers for Disease Control and PreventionHistorical surveillance · United States · English

Maps and Statistics

U.S. human plague maps and tables covering 1970–2023 and fatal/non-fatal cases covering 2000–2023, plus historical global context. The page date is 25 March 2025; these are not current pneumonic-only case totals.

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Mar 25, 2025
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Oct 7, 2026
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World Health OrganizationReport directory · Global · English

Disease Outbreak News

Official reports about selected confirmed and potential public health events. WHO states that the directory is not an exhaustive list of events it is responding to worldwide. An index has no single publication date.

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Not established; see source notes
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Oct 7, 2026
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World Health OrganizationHistorical surveillance · Global · English

Human plague, 2019 to 2025 — WER101-38

Historical human plague surveillance for 2019–2025, published in Weekly Epidemiological Record volume 101, issue 38. Case definitions, clinical-form denominators and reporting gaps differ; no reporting is not zero reporting. HTML accessed; PDF not checked.

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Sep 25, 2026
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Oct 7, 2026
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