Bubonic plague reported in China

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From the very first case of COVID-19 to a new type of swine flu,... and now, the bubonic plague.
One of the deadliest diseases in human history has been reported in China.
A livestock farmer in Inner Mongolia was confirmed on Sunday to have the disease.
Our Jang Tae-hyun tells us more.
China has reported a case of bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death.
Authorities in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia said Sunday that a farmer was confirmed with the bubonic plague in the city of Bayannur, located northwest of Beijing. Bubonic plague is one of the three forms of the plague and it causes swollen lymph nodes, fever, chills and coughing.
If untreated, it can kill up to 50 percent of those infected.
Humans can catch it through bites from fleas found on infected rodents.
The patient was suspected with the infection on Saturday, and was confirmed with lymph node bubonic plague the following day.
He is currently quarantined in a local hospital, and is in a stable condition.
Local authorities on Sunday issued a city-wide level three warning for plague prevention, which is the second lowest in a four-level system.
It advises people to refrain from hunting or eating animals that can cause infection.
This also asks people to report infected or dead marmots,... as well as suspected cases like people who have an unreasonably high fever or who have suddenly died.
The warning is to continue throughout the year.
This isn't the first time the Black Death has appeared in China.
Last November, three patients from Inner Mongolia were confirmed with the disease and Chinese authorities sprayed pesticide from a helicopter to kill rat fleas.
Seoul's health authorities said Monday that South Korea has treatment and protocol to fight the disease, so its risk is quite low.
Meanwhile in China, a new type of swine flu, G4 EA H1N1 has been reported in 10 provinces since 2016.
Scientists have found that over 10 percent of farmers breeding pigs had been infected with the swine flu.
Jang Tae-hyun, Arirang News.