‘Not high risk’: Bubonic plague outbreak in China is ‘well managed’ – WHO

The reported outbreak

The reported outbreak of bubonic plague in Mongolia and China is not considered to pose a high risk, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, adding that it is closely monitoring the situation.

The disease, notorious for devastating large parts of Europe, the Middle East and Asia throughout history, has been recently detected in Mongolia and has possibly spread into neighboring China. The outbreak has so far been “well managed,” a WHO spokesperson told journalists on Tuesday.

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