Another death from bubonic plague has been revealed in Mongolia, as thousands of people in Russia get vaccinated against the deadly disease.
A 42 year old man died in Khovd province, the fourth confirmed case this year in Mongolia, after purchasing two infected marmot rodents, seen as a food delicacy, according to reports.
His district of Jargalant has been sealed off and put into lockdown over the death. Russia has begun a vaccination programme against the plague, amid fears fleas are spreading the Black Death from Mongolia and China.
Some 2,500 adults and 623 children have been so far given vaccinations in one district alone in mountainous Tuva republic in Siberia - a favourite Vladimir Putin holiday spot.
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