Russia steps up patrols against marmot hunting after bubonic plague outbreaks in neighboring China & Mongolia

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Russia is increasing patrols on its border with China and Mongolia after both of its neighbors reported suspected cases of the bubonic plague. The aim is to stop people from hunting marmots, which can carry the illness.

The rodents are thought to have been the source of the recent outbreak. Russian authorities have warned of the dangers of eating marmots. 

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