China bubonic plague: Inner Mongolia takes precautions after case
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According to state reports, the Bayannur patient - a herdsman - is in quarantine and in a stable condition.The bubonic plague, caused by bacterial infection, can be deadly, but can be treated with commonly available antibiotics. A World Health Organization official in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, had told the BBC that raw marmot meat and kidney was thought to be a folk remedy for good health.The rodent is a known carrier of the plague bacteria, and is commonly associated with plague cases in the country. Hunting marmots is illegal.
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