Bubonic plague case confirmed in Inner Mongolia

Bayannur in the Inner Mongolian autonomous region reported a confirmed bubonic plague case on Sunday, according to an announcement released by the Bayannur City Health Commission on Sunday evening.

The case, a herder of the region's Urad Middle Banner, was receiving treatment in the Urad Middle Banner People's Hospital.

The patient visited source areas of bubonic plague before getting sick and is now in stable condition and under quarantine.

The case was reported in the Urad Middle Banner People's Hospital on Saturday. A level 3 public health emergency response was activated on Sunday to battle the outbreak, and the emergency response was planned to remain through the end of the year.

The local residents of Bayannur were informed there was a potential risk of bubonic plague infection by the local health commission, and residents are also told to get prepared for prevention and be highly aware of self-protection.

Local residents are also prohibited from hunting, skinning epidemic animals or leaving the outbreak area with animals or products of the animals, which may be the infection source.

Residents are also told to report any incidents of deaths of animals such as marmot, any suspected cases of bubonic plague or any symptoms of fever or acute patients.

According to the national and regional requirements of public health emergency response, the Bayannur City Health Commission said it would release and adjust the information of emergency response in accordance with the levels of the bubonic plague pandemic.