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Pneumonic plague death in Tibet
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September 27, 2010, Monday
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ONE person has died after being diagnosed with pneumonic plague in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region and four others are suffering from the disease, authorities confirmed yesterday.
All the five cases were reported in Latok Village, Nangxian County of Nyingchi Prefecture, the Ministry of Health said on its website, quoting a report from Tibet's regional health department.
It said the first case was detected last Thursday, and that the patient died from a severe lung infection.
The other four cases, all of whom reportedly had contact with the first patient, have been quarantined. "One case is critical and the others appear stable," the report said.
Health authorities did not identify the patients.
The health department in Tibet has sent disease prevention and control specialists to Nangxian County.
It said anyone who visited the county after September 18 and develops flu-like symptoms must seek treatment.
All the five cases were reported in Latok Village, Nangxian County of Nyingchi Prefecture, the Ministry of Health said on its website, quoting a report from Tibet's regional health department.
It said the first case was detected last Thursday, and that the patient died from a severe lung infection.
The other four cases, all of whom reportedly had contact with the first patient, have been quarantined. "One case is critical and the others appear stable," the report said.
Health authorities did not identify the patients.
The health department in Tibet has sent disease prevention and control specialists to Nangxian County.
It said anyone who visited the county after September 18 and develops flu-like symptoms must seek treatment.
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