A boy aged 15 has died from bubonic plague in Mongolia as dozens of people who contacted him are in isolation over the deadly disease. The fatality comes as Russia and China were warned that they are vulnerable to the spread of the Black Death.the Daily Mail reported.
The unnamed teenager had a high fever after eating marmot meat with two friends. He died three days after eating the rodent meat, according to reports. His contacts have all been reached to halt the risk of the disease spreading.
The bubonic plague is a bacterial disease spread by fleas living on wild rodents like marmots. It kills in less than 24 hours if not treated promptly.
The boy died in the western Mongolian province of Govi-Altai, said the country’s National Centre for Zoonotic Diseases (NCZD).
A lockdown has been imposed in five soums or districts to stop the spread.
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