Ulan Bator. The Govi-Altai province of western Mongolia has been quarantined for a week due to suspected cases of bubonic plague, better known as the Black Death. The provincial governor’s office said on Tuesday that the suspected case was detected in the province’s Bugat Sum (administrative subdivision) and is now isolated at a local hospital.
Hunting marmots is illegal in Mongolia, but many Mongolians consider the rodent a delicacy and ignore the law. All 17 of 21 Mongolian provinces are at risk of bubonic plague, according to the country’s National Center for Zoonotic Diseases.
Bubonic plague is caused by Yersinia pestis bacteria and is spread by fleas that bite infected animals such as marmots. According to the World Health Organisation, if a patient suffering from this disease is not treated on time, he may die in less than 24 hours.
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