A teenager has died after contracting bubonic plague in Mongolia.
The incident happened in the Govi-Altai province in recent days. It is understood that the 15-year-old male fell ill shortly after consuming marmot meat.
A quarantine is now in place in the area.
There is no vaccine against bubonic plague but it can be treated with antibiotics if caught in time.
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