Posted on 07/15/2020 10:57:26 AM PDT by BenLurkin
A 15-year-old boy has died from bubonic plague in western Mongolia, according to government health officials.
The teenager caught the plague after hunting and eating marmot, according to Dorj Narangerel, spokesperson for Mongolia's Ministry of Health. He died on Sunday.
Marmots are large ground squirrels, a type of rodent, that have historically been linked to plague outbreaks in the region.
Tests confirmed the teenager had contracted bubonic plague and authorities imposed quarantine measures in the Tugrug district of Gobi-Altai province.
Mongolia has recorded 692 cases of marmot plague from 1928 to 2018. Of those, 513 died of the disease, equivalent to a mortality rate of just over 74%.
Earlier this month, two other people tested positive for bubonic plague in the neighboring province of Khovd, prompting warnings from officials in nearby Russia.
Officials from Russia's Ministry of Agriculture and Food told citizens in the border area not to hunt marmots or eat marmot meat, and to take preventive measures against insect bites.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
“Marmots are large ground squirrels, a type of rodent...”
Wow. No kidding?! Squirrels are rodents!? I would never have known that if it weren’t for a CNN “reporter” telling me.
What next? “Breaking News : Milk comes from cows”
Marmot with a bat chaser..
Is that somewhere in northern Montana?
Marmot , your Bubonic Plague Delight
You can get Leprosy from eating Armadillo.
For those animal worshipers out there, yes, they look cute, but they might as well be rats for the damage they do and the diseases they carry.
Milk...comes from where?!?!
Tastes like chicken but only in Thailand?
They’re not a problem if you cook the marmot sous vide for 24 hours.
Bat wings are ALWAYS better with garum!!
“Some folk’ll never eat a skunk,
But then again some folk’ll,
Like Cletus, the slack-jawed yokel”
I love how the neighboring province is called Khovd. Is that pronounced like covid? What are the odds?
Years ago when I hiked the mountains of northern New Mexico, I would see them on the rocks sunning themselves. They weren’t terribly afraid of humans and if not careful would investigate your day pack for food. If they smelled it, their sharp teeth would go right through the fabric. I remember having to shoo them away at lunch time and was sure not to take a nap in the sun there!
No, but the Glacier Park marmots are famous throughout the world for their playful antics and ability to infect tourists with horrible diseases.
No pix................................
Earlier today we see a worm in a tonsil from raw fish and now this, the list goes on.
People on that side of the world eat some repulsive disgusting and grossly unhealthy stuff.
Amazing any are still alive
Rats on a stick!.................
Dang, there goes dinner suggestions for tonight-
They say the same thing about us!..............
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.