Oh, That's Just Great. Bubonic Plague Cases ID'd In Mongolia

Oh, That's Just Great. Bubonic Plague Cases ID'd In Mongolia

As if a global pandemic of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 weren't enough, Gizmodo reports the bubonic plague has reared its nasty head once again.

Sunday, officials from Inner Mongolia revealed a shepherd has been diagnosed with bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death.

At the same time, a second case has been identified in neighboring Mongolia.

Both patients had had contact with a wild marmot, and both are recovering.

In the region, subsistence hunting is common.