The death rate now seems far, far lower than in the first weeks. This was on August 7th:
Influenza in Madagascar - WHO Update ------------------------------------ The Ministry of Health has announced that the Institut Pasteur, Madagascar, has isolated influenza A (H3N2) viruses from 2 out of 39 samples taken from cases in Fianarantsoa province, an area where outbreaks of an influenza-like illness have been reported. The Ministry of Health has updated the epidemiological data: Since Sun 4 Jul 2002, a total of 1 291 cases and 156 deaths have been reported. -- ProMED-mail