Health
Bubonic Plague Strikes in Remote Southwest China – Caixin Global
A 3-year-old is being treated for the potentially deadly disease, which continues to infect a handful of people each year in the country
A 3-year-old has been diagnosed with a rare case of bubonic plague in a remote part of Southwest China, according to local authorities, days after sightings of dead rats prompted officials to raise the areas local alert level.
Health officials in Menghai, a county of 330,000 people in Yunnan province, confirmed the diagnosis of the potentially fatal disease on Sunday, according to state broadcaster CCTV, citing provincial disease control officials. The patient is receiving treatment and is beli…
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