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A Chinese town has been sealed off and 151 people placed in quarantine since last week after a man died of bubonic plague, state media said Tuesday.
The 30,000 people living in Yumen in the northwestern province of Gansu are not being allowed to leave, and police at roadblocks on its perimeter are telling motorists to find alternative routes, state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) said.
Other reports said that earlier this month the 38-year-old victim had found a dead marmot, a small furry animal which lives on grasslands and is related to the squirrel.
He chopped it up to feed his dog but developed a fever the same day. He was taken to hospital after his condition worsened and died last Wednesday."
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China 'Seals Off' Town After Man Dies of Bubonic Plague
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(Score: 4, Funny) by dyingtolive on Thursday July 24 2014, @03:48AM
I hope the dog is okay, at least.
Don't blame me, I voted for moose wang!
(Score: 5, Funny) by aristarchus on Thursday July 24 2014, @07:13AM
Or at least that the dog does not have too many ticks, literally or metaphorically. I mean, figuratively or allegorically. Or hyperbolically.
(Score: 1) by Main Gauche on Friday July 25 2014, @03:30AM
I did come here looking for a dog joke, and I have to say I feel let down.