Case Of Bubonic Plague Found In China, Local Officials Say

Officials may have identified one case of the bubonic plague, the disease at the center of the Black Death, in China’s Inner Mongolia region.

Local health authorities at the Bayannur municipal health commission reported a potential case of the bubonic plague on Saturday, according to state media. On Sunday, the commission issued a level-three health warning, one notch above the least serious alert in a four-level system.