Two years after an outbreak in Madagascar, plague has resurfaced — this time in China. Beijing Municipal Health Commission confirmed 2 cases of pneumonic plague. Both patients who hail from China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region are being treated in a hospital in Chaoyang district. Plague is caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis. Humans usually get plague after being bitten by a rodent flea that is carrying the plague bacterium or by handling an animal infected with plague. According to the WHO, 3,248 plague cases, including 584 deaths, were reported worldwide from 2010-2015.
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Two years after an outbreak in Madagascar, plague has resurfaced — this time in China. Beijing Municipal Health Commission confirmed 2 cases of pneumonic plague. Both patients who hail from China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region are being treated in a hospital in Chaoyang district. Plague is caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis. Humans usually get plague after being bitten by a rodent flea that is carrying the plague bacterium or by handling an animal infected with plague. According to the WHO, 3,248 plague cases, including 584 deaths, were reported worldwide from 2010-2015.
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