12 NW pneumonic plague in ChinaStarting from 8:00 am Tuesday, 12 cases of plague has been confirmed pneumonic Xinghai County of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of China's north-west's Qinghai Province.
Cases, three deaths, one close to death and serious in the state. The others are stable. The local government has closed and quarantined Ziketan of the city, the source of the epidemic. Province and health authorities are using a team of experts in the field. N. Reports of new infections.
"Now, the material provided in the infected area are stable. The man is calm and social order is normal, which means that our actions are safe, orderly and efficient."
Currently there are 218 people quarantined in a hospital, and 115 of them were in close contact with infected people. Local authorities have their hands more than 40,000 flyers and records for the prevention of plague.
Pneumonic plague is one of the most dangerous infectious diseases in the world and can kill patients within 24 hours after infection, the World Health Organization.
Xinhua News Agency reports Xi'ning. (XHTV)
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