July 27, 2020 - 10:31 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - An administrative subdivision of Zavkhan province in western Mongolia has been quarantined for an indefinite period after a suspected case of bubonic plague was reported, local government said Sunday, July 26.
A 39-year-old resident of Uliastai soum has showed symptoms of high-grade fever, headache and muscle aches after eating marmot meat with his family a week ago. He is now under isolation at a local hospital, Xinhua reveals.
So far, at least nine people who had contacted the person have been isolated at their homes.
According to the country's National Center for Communicable Diseases, up to ...
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