A suspected case of bubonic plague has been reported in Govi-Altai Province in western Mongolia on Thursday, according to the country’s health ministry.
He began to develop a fever on Wednesday, the health ministry said in a statement.
He was found to have eaten marmot meat on Tuesday, the ministry said, and warning people not to eat marmot meat.
A 15-year-old boy had died from bubonic plague in Tugrug soum of the same province on Sunday.
Two cases of bubonic plague have been confirmed in the neighboring Khovd province early this month.
According to the country’s National Center for Zoonotic Diseases, 17 out of all 21 provinces of Mongolia are epicenters or natural homes to bubonic plague.
Bubonic plague is a bacterial disease that is spread by fleas living on wild rodents such as marmots.
It can kill an adult in less than 24 hours if not treated on time, according to the World Health Organisation.(
