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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: 2) by ticho on Thursday July 24 2014, @05:05AM
In related news, last phone call from the quarantined city ended up with an old army doctor saying "Everything is going to be all right"...
(Score: 3, Interesting) by mrchew1982 on Thursday July 24 2014, @04:12PM
Awesome World War Z (book!) reference. Bravo.
Too bad the movie seems to have killed all of the books momentum. I can't even entice people to listen to the abridged audio book anymore...
(Score: 1) by ticho on Thursday July 24 2014, @09:59PM
Indeed, shame about the movie. The audio book is awesome, though, I sometimes listen to it when running.