Alert Sounded For Bubonic Plague In China's Inner Mongolia After Reports Of Suspected Case

Bayannur, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in China announced a level 3 warning of plague and prevention control after a suspected case of bubonic plague was reported from the city.

As per a report from NDTV, a health officials from the area has said that the warning period will last till the end of this year.

To quote one of them:

At present, there is a risk of a human plague epidemic spreading in this city. The public should improve its self-protection awareness and ability, and report abnormal health conditions promptly.

The Xinhua agency from China reported 2 suspected cases of the plague: A 27-year-old man and his 17-year-old brother returned positive on July 1.

And because they happened to eat marmot meat, there has been a warning against eating it too.

Meanwhile 146 people who came in contact with them have been asked to isolate themselves. Bubonic plague spread through bacterias that reside on the rodents.

Alert Sounded For Bubonic Plague In China’s Inner Mongolia After Reports Of Suspected Case

Meanwhile 146 people who came in contact with them have been asked to isolate themselves. Bubonic plague spread through bacterias that reside on the rodents.