BEIJING, 06 July. - (ANA) - Authorities in China have issued a warning after a city in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region confirmed a case of bubonic plague. Local media says the Bayannur patient - a herdsman - is in quarantine and in a stable condition. 

 

The bubonic plague, caused by bacterial infection, can be deadly, but is treatable with commonly available antibiotics.

 

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