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Teenage boy dies from bubonic plague after eating marmot
CNN ^ | July 15, 2020 | Jack Guy and Bilegdemberel Gansukh

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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TOPICS: Food; Pets/Animals; Travel
KEYWORDS: bubonic; bubonicplague; marmot; mongolia; plague
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To: blueunicorn6

Been keeping away from them all the time on hikes.


81 posted on 07/15/2020 12:09:30 PM PDT by SkyDancer (~ Pilots: Looking Down On People Since 1903 ~)
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To: MileHi
"Why would anyone eat a whistle pig?"

Groundhog was on the menu quite often when I was a kid..

82 posted on 07/15/2020 12:14:37 PM PDT by unread (A REPUBLIC..! if you can keep it....)
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To: Red Badger

Eww, yes, those are big.


83 posted on 07/15/2020 12:18:24 PM PDT by GnuThere
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To: bwest
You can just come down to Louisiana and bag yourself some Nutria:

http://static.havahart.com/media/articles/images/816/hh_us_nutria_main_iStock_37268024.jpg

84 posted on 07/15/2020 12:19:55 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: CharleysPride

Boodog


85 posted on 07/15/2020 12:27:17 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Cultural Marxism is the cult of the Left waiting for the Mothership.)
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To: unread

OK, I always just thought they were targets.


86 posted on 07/15/2020 12:28:33 PM PDT by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: jonrick46

Oh boy.

..maybe, I’ll just munch on a nice carrot.


87 posted on 07/15/2020 12:30:24 PM PDT by CharleysPride (Triton 2038!)
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To: BenLurkin
Marmots are even into show biz.

Well, were at one time.

Briefly.

Very briefly: We Like The Moon

88 posted on 07/15/2020 12:33:39 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: kiryandil

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.


89 posted on 07/15/2020 12:33:44 PM PDT by CharleysPride (Triton 2038!)
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To: jonrick46

90 posted on 07/15/2020 12:38:31 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: CharleysPride
Never heard that one.

Never would have thought of eating armadillo when I lived down south, but I'm older now and even like broccoli and asparagus...  ROFL face

91 posted on 07/15/2020 1:10:53 PM PDT by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: BenLurkin
On high for about 45 minutes. Perfect every time.


92 posted on 07/15/2020 1:25:24 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Libloather

Or, alternatively...

       "Catch, Clean and Cook a Marmot"

93 posted on 07/15/2020 1:35:52 PM PDT by Songcraft
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To: BenLurkin

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


94 posted on 07/15/2020 3:36:48 PM PDT by seowulf
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To: seowulf

Your poem is so beautiful that it made me cry a little.


95 posted on 07/15/2020 3:42:03 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: BenLurkin

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?


96 posted on 07/15/2020 5:45:37 PM PDT by Bommer (I'm a MAGA-Deplorian! It is the way! It is the only way!)
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