Plague — Mongolia
A suspected case of bubonic plague in western Mongolia’s Khovd (or Hovd) province has been confirmed by lab test results, the country’s National Center for Zoonotic Diseases (NCZD) said on Sun 27 Sep 2020.
The 25-year-old female patient from the province and 19 people in close contact with her are now under isolation at a local hospital, the NCZD said in a statement. The center said the woman was found to have eaten marmot meat last week. While hunting marmots is illegal in Mongolia, many
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