BUBONIC PLAGUE CASES SUSPECTED IN CHINA’S INNER MONGOLIA

Highlights:

• Bubonic Plague, also known as the Black Death in the middle ages is a highly infectious and fatal disease that is spread by rodents.
• Authorities in China’s Inner Mongolia has issued an alert after a regional hospital has reported a case of suspected bubonic plague.
• Outbreak cases of plague have become increasingly rare in China from the past few years.