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.
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Been keeping away from them all the time on hikes.
Groundhog was on the menu quite often when I was a kid..
Eww, yes, those are big.
OK, I always just thought they were targets.
Oh boy.
..maybe, I’ll just munch on a nice carrot.
I was never an expert at making chili (the New Mexican style) but always enjoyed.
Talking to folks at a cook-off, I learned the “secret ingredient” many cooks will swear by is armadillo. Go figure.
Never would have thought of eating armadillo when I lived down south, but I'm older now and even like broccoli and asparagus... 
Groundhog
Way down yonder in the forks of the branch
Way down yonder in the forks of the branch
The old sow whistles and the little pigs dance
Groundhog, groundhog
Well come on Grandpa get your dog
Come on Grandpa get your dog
We’re going up the holler to catch a groundhog
Groundhog, groundhog
Well yonder comes Jimmy with a ten foot pole
Yonder comes Jimmy with a ten foot pole
Twist that groundhog out of his hole
Groundhog, groundhog
Well come on Pappy bring your gun
Come on Pappy bring your gun
We got that groundhog on the run
Groundhog, groundhog
Well yonder comes Sally with a snicker and a grin
Yonder comes Sally with a snicker and a grin
Groundhog grease all over her chin
Groundhog, groundhog
Your poem is so beautiful that it made me cry a little.
I love the taste of Marmot
It’s cheap and I eat it alot
But they are covered in fleas
With deadly disease
Maybe I need a crock pot?
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