A Russian couple died in Mongolia from suspected bubonic plague, sparking a panic aboard a plane and forcing authorities to place the border under “indefinite quarantine,” leaving tourists stranded, according to reports.
... The Russian couple — a 38-year-old man and his 37-year-old pregnant wife — reportedly fell ill after hunting and eating contaminated marmot, a large species of squirrel, in Mongolia, according to the reports.
The man died April 27 and his wife died three days later, leaving behind four kids.
“Despite the fact that eating marmots is banned, Citizen T hunted marmot,” Dr. N. Tsogbadrakh, director of the National Center for Zoonotic Dermatology and Medicine, told the Siberian Times, using the man’s designation.
“He ate the meat and gave it to his wife, and they died because the plague affected his stomach. Four children are orphaned,” he added.
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The Russian couple — a 38-year-old man and his 37-year-old pregnant wife — reportedly fell ill after hunting and eating contaminated marmot, a large species of squirrel, in Mongolia, according to the reports.
The man died April 27 and his wife died three days later, leaving behind four kids.
“Despite the fact that eating marmots is banned, Citizen T hunted marmot,” Dr. N. Tsogbadrakh, director of the National Center for Zoonotic Dermatology and Medicine, told the Siberian Times, using the man’s designation.
“He ate the meat and gave it to his wife, and they died because the plague affected his stomach. Four children are orphaned,” he added.
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