Sunday, October 5, 2014

PRO/MBDS> Plague, pneumonic - China (02): Gansu, fatal, RFI

Plague -- Worldwide/Unknown

A 45-year-old man in northwest China's Gansu province has died of a plague, the 2nd death of its kind this year [2014], official media reported on [4 Oct 2014].

The case was reported in Subei County under the jurisdiction of Jiuquan City. The man, a herder, died on [1 Oct 2014] in hospital.

The provincial health and family planning commission confirmed the case after lab reports were released, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. [The victim] grazed his sheep in a pasture where wide



Source: HealthMap Global Disease Alerts http://ift.tt/1xTOhpc

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