A team of researchers has unearthed multiple skeletons of a new species of feathered, two-fingered, toothless dinosaur buried under the sands of the Gobi Desert in Mongolia for 68 million years. Dubbed as Oxoco Averson, this remarkable creature is considered a key ‘missing link’ and is already helping to demastify …
Read More »Teen dies of bubonic plague after eating infected groundhog
A 15-year-old boy died of bubonic plague in western Mongolia, health officials said. The teenager caught the often fatal plague after hunting and eating a groundhog in Gobi-Altai province, according to the Mongolian Ministry of Health. Two other teens were being treated with antibiotics after also consuming the large ground …
Read More »Mongolian teen dies of bubonic plague caught by infected groundhog
Beijing – A 15-year-old boy died in western Mongolia of bubonic plague, the country’s national news agency reported. The Health Ministry said laboratory tests confirmed that the teenager died of the plague he contracted from an infected groundhog, according to the Montsame News Agency. A groundhog peeks out of the …
Read More »UK warns against travel to Mongolia amid plague outbreak
The United Kingdom warned against travel to the Chinese region of Mongolia amid a suspected outbreak of bubonic plague. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) currently advises against “against all international travel except essential travel” to the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia, UK Express reported. The warning comes after a …
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