New | Man, 38, dies of pneumonic plague while herding in Gansu
More than 150 people have been quarantined after the victim came in contact with a dead marmot and died the next day
A 38-year-old man in the northwestern province of Gansu died of pneumonic plague on Wednesday, state media reported.
More than 150 people who were in contact with the man have been quarantined, the provincial public health authority said in a news bulletin on its website. None of the quarantined has had any symptoms so far.
The man was diagnosed with the plague on Thursday. He suffered from fever after having had close contact with a dead marmot while herding, the bulletin and Xinhua reported.
Yumen city, where the patient was being treated, and the man’s home village and town along with the pasture where he worked were also in quarantine.
Experts have been sent to the affected area. The patient’s body was cremated, according to media reports.
Calls to Yumen government and its centre for disease control remained unanswered.