Fourth plague case found in Inner Mongolia

A fourth plague case this month was found in Inner Mongolia, health authorities in the autonomous region said late Wednesday. Meanwhile, efforts to reduce the rat population and enhance public health awareness have been strengthened in the northern region and other parts of the country like Beijing.

In the latest case, a herder in Siziwang Banner was diagnosed with bubonic plague, the Inner Mongolia Health Commission said.

Two previous patients from Inner Mongolia confirmed to have pneumonic plague were in Beijing, and another in the region was diagnosed with bubonic plague after eating wild rabbit meat.