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PRO/AH/EDR> Plague – Mongolia (04): (GA) marmot meat exposure, fatal
Plague -- MongoliaA 15-year-old boy has died of bubonic plague in Mongolia, according to the country's health ministry. The National Centre for Zoonotic Diseases (NCZD) said the teenager from the western province of Govi-Altai (also spelled Altay) had died from eating marmot meat. A quarantine has now been put in place on 5 districts in the province, which shares a border with China. "The result of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test revealed on Monday night [13 Jul 2020] that bubonic plague caused Read more [...]
