Fleas living on wild rodents such as marmots can spread the bacterial disease bubonic plague. - AP
ULAN BATOR (Xinhua): A suspected case of bubonic plague has been reported in western Mongolia, local media reported on Tuesday (June 30), citing the country's National Centre for Zoonotic Diseases (NCZD).
"A 27-year-old resident of Tsetseg soum in Khovd province was taken to a hospital on Sunday after eating marmot meat. Preliminary test results revealed on Monday that he was diagnosed with the bubonic plague," the NCZD said in a statement, adding that the official result of the test will be released on Tuesday evening.
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