Two died as plague reported in Tibet - Democratic Underground

emad

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Tue Jun-28-05 10:13 AM
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Two died as plague reported in Tibet

Two persons died of bubonic plague and three others are recovering from the disease in the Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China, the regional government's information office reported on Saturday.

The outbreak occurred in Zhongba, a county in Xigaze Prefecture bordering Nepal, and has been brought under control, the office said.

The Ministry of Health reported the infections to the World Health Organization and Nepal early Saturday morning.

The disease was discovered when nine people who had come to Zhongba from Mianyang City in southwest China's Sichuan Province ate marmot meat on June 11, and five of them later felt sick.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-06/27/content_454975.htm

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Richardo

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Tue Jun-28-05 10:15 AM
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1. "The plague? Is it contagious?"

"Ever see a plague that wasn't?" :D

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