The authorities of Bayannur, a city in China issued a level III warning of plague prevention and control.
“At present, there is a risk of a human plague epidemic spreading in this city. The public should improve its self-protection awareness and ability, and report abnormal health conditions promptly,” the local health authority said.
A bubonic plague is suspected to have emerged in China.
The bubonic plague comes after researchers in China announced another potential pandemic caused by an influenza virus in pigs.
The World Health Organization (WHO) states that a bubonic plague is a bacterial disease that is spread by fleas living on wild rodents such as marmots. If it is not identified and treated in time, an adult can die in less than 24 hours.
A 27-year-old resident and his 17-year-old brother are confirmed cases of the bubonic plague. They are currently under treatment in two different hospitals. It is said that the brothers had consumed marmot meat. Others are suggested not to consume marmot meat.
Those who had come in contact with the brothers have been isolated and are being treated at local hospitals.
The local health authority announced that the warning period will continue until the end of 2020.
Source: PTI