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Couple dies of bubonic plague after eating raw marmot meat in Mongolia
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| 05/08/2016
Posted on 05/08/2019 2:06:08 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A Mongolian couple has died of the bubonic plague after eating raw marmot kidney, triggering a quarantine that left tourists stranded in a remote region for days, officials said Monday. The ethnic Kazakh couple died on May 1 in Nogoonnuur soum, in Mongolia's westernmost province of Bayan-Ulgii, which borders Russia and China.
A six-day quarantine was declared for people in the region, preventing nine tourists from Russia, Germany and Switzerland from leaving.
The quarantine was lifted on May 6 after no other cases of the plague were reported. Authorities have warned people against eating raw marmot meat because it can carry Yersinia pestis, the plague germ. At least one person dies of the plague every year in Mongolia, mostly due to consuming such meat, according to the National Center for Zoonotic Disease. Some people ignore the warnings as they believe that consuming the innards of the large rodent is good for their health.
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TOPICS: Food
KEYWORDS: biglebowski; bubonicplague; lebowski; marmot; meat; mongolia; nicemarmot
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posted on
05/08/2019 6:26:52 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
Raw Mongolian Marmot Kidney?
mmmm mmmmm mmmmm
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posted on
05/08/2019 7:01:55 PM PDT
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left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: BenLurkin
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05/08/2019 8:31:31 PM PDT
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fieldmarshaldj
(BUTTGIGGITY ! It's an anal thing. You wouldn't understand.)
To: BenLurkin; Gamecock; SaveFerris; PROCON; sparklite2
They do make good hats, though.
To: Darksheare
You weren’t thinking of doing this were you?
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posted on
05/09/2019 12:24:08 AM PDT
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NoCmpromiz
(John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
To: NoCmpromiz
No.
My hatred for marmots doesn’t extend to eating them in vengeance.
Least of all improperly prepared
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05/09/2019 1:27:41 AM PDT
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Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: Iowa Granny; Ladysmith; Diana in Wisconsin; JLO; sergeantdave; damncat; phantomworker; joesnuffy; ..
Outdoors/Rural/wildlife/hunting/hiking/backpacking/National Parks/animals list please FR mail me to be on or off . And ping me is you see articles of interest.
Remember to cook your marmot, or any rodent. Don't eat the organs raw.
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posted on
05/09/2019 5:17:47 AM PDT
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SJackson
(Pilgrims, doing the jobs Americans won't do)
To: BenLurkin
Nice marmont:
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posted on
05/09/2019 6:39:24 AM PDT
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DCBryan1
(Quit calling them liberals, progs, socialists, or democrats. Call them what they are: COMMUNISTS!!!!)
To: BenLurkin
Well, there goes my raw marmot-sushi-horney toad-oxygen bar franchise idea.
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05/09/2019 8:13:24 AM PDT
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griffin
To: Lent
“Such a cute furry rodent too!”
No man, that’s a marmoset....just kidding, I have no idea what a marmot is.
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05/09/2019 1:37:11 PM PDT
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tuffydoodle
(God's character and moral nature are absolute, eternal, and unchanging.)
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