Bubonic plague is caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium, which is carried by small animals like rodents.
ULAANBAATAR: Authorities have ordered the continuation of quarantine measures in the epicentre of the bubonic plague outbreak in northern Khuvsgul province, after the the death of a 24-year-old man from the plague there was confirmed on Sept 8..
The State Emergency Commission and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Operational Headquarters are closely monitoring developments, issuing instructions, and providing professional and methodological guidance.
