Two cases of bubonic plague prompt crack down on marmot hunting

Two cases of bubonic plague prompt crack down on marmot hunting

Two cases of the plague were recorded in the Khovd province in western Mongolia, reported Russian state media agency TASS on Tuesday. Marmots are large ground squirrels, a type of rodent, that have historically been linked to plague outbreaks in the region. Officials from the Republican Ministry of Agriculture and Food told citizens in the … Read more