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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 …

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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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