Mongolia has quarantined its western region near the border with Russia after identifying two suspected cases of the bubonic plague linked to the consumption of marmot meat.

The country’s health ministry stated this on Wednesday after lab tests confirmed that two individuals have contracted the “marmot plague” in the region of Khovd.

The confirmed cases are a 27-year-old resident and his 17-year-old brother, who are being treated at two separate hospitals in their province, Dorj Narangerel.

Experts say the direct descendants of the bubonic plague that killed 50 million people in the 14th century still exist today, killing around 2,000 people a year.

Since the 1990s, most human cases have occurred in Africa, according to world health organization.

A Mongolia health official revealed that the brothers ate marmot meat on Sunday, warning people to avoid eating the animal.

Bubonic plague is a bacterial disease that is spread by fleas living on wild rodents such as marmots, a bacterium which researchers say has been infecting people as long as 5,000 years ago.

The plague is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which is usually found in small mammals and their fleas and it is usually spread by the fleas living on wild rodents such as marmots.

Read more about bubonic plague below.

https://www.mojidelano.com/2020/07/black-death-outbreak-two-cases-of-bubonic-plague-confirmed-in-mongolia-quarantines-russian-border-region/

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