A village has been sealed in China as a new disease called "bubonic plague" kills one person with many others likely infected, Spunik News reports.
A woman reportedly died of various organs' failure caused by the "Bubonic plague"
Authorities says how the woman came in contact with the disease is still unknown and the village has been sealed off to curtain any possible spread from the area.
The entire village is allegedly being tested to find out how far the infection rate may have spread. However, as it stands, health officials in a nearby city, Baotou, have said that no one else has tested positive. Around 35 people are said to have been quarantined, but later tested negative for the disease.
The deceased’s residence and surrounding farmers’ residences were completely cleaned every day, and flea and rodent eradication, environmental sanitation and remediation were carried out in and around Suji New Village,” reads the official statement.
“At present, all villagers in Suji Xincun Village have no abnormalities such as fever, and the plague nucleic acid PCR test results are all negative.”
The region in which the village is located has reportedly been placed on a so-called Level 3 plague alert, which ranks below the highest and most critical level within a four-level system.
The villager’s death makes the first fatality and second case of bubonic plague confirmed in China this year. The first case occurred in the city of Bayannur, also located in the Inner Mongolia region, in early July this year.
"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 at the time. This instance also led to the issuing of a Level 3 alert and the closure of local schools and tourist hotspots.
News of any new disease arising in China may be a big blow to the country's image and likely to worsen their relationship with other countries after the Trump's led USA have place various restrictions on the number 2 world economy.
Source: Spunik
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