While the COVID-19 pandemic has not yet ceased, the bubonic plague continues to rage in Inner Mongolia. Now a suspected case of bubonic plague has also been reported in Yunnan Province. The local area has activated a “level 4” alert for plague prevention, and has conducted massive testing on patients with fever.
The Plague Prevention and Control Headquarters of Menghai county, Yunnan Province, issued a notice on Sept. 25, reporting that mice with unknown causes of death were found in Bianyuan village of Xiding township, Menghai county. The mice were tested by the Provincial Endemic Disease Prevention and Control Center and the Prefecture Center for Disease Control on Sept. 21. It was determined that the plague transmitted among mice in Xiding township.
