China has announced an emergency after a three-year-old boy contracted the bubonic plague in the south-west of the country. The young boy was infected with the disease in a rural village in Menghai county, Yunnan. The case of the deadly disease was reported in the China last week before being confirmed on Sunday. The child is in a stable condition after contracting the bubonic plague in the Chinese province. Following the confirmed case, Chinese officials in the region declared a level IV emergency response to avoid another pandemic spreading after the devastating coronavirus outbreak. Three dead plague-ridden rats were previously found in the village in Yunnan triggering a national screening programme. A rat infestation has been announced in the village of Xiding in Menghai, according to the state-run Global Times. The bubonic plague is a bacterial disease spread by fleas who live in rodents. The deadly disease can kill adults in less than 24 hours if they are not treated in time.
Bubonic Plague in China
