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Article: Pneumonic plague kills 3 in China town.(News)
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- The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
- Article date:
- August 4, 2009
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Byline: Barbara Demick And Joshua Frank; Los Angeles Times
BEIJING -- Chinese health officials have cordoned off a remote western town after three deaths caused by the rare but deadly pneumonic plague.
The victims all lived in Ziketan, a town of 10,000 in Qinghai province that is mostly populated by Tibetans.
The first victim was a 32-year-old herdsman who died Thursday, four days after falling ill with a fever and cough. State radio reported that the man contracted the illness from his dog, which apparently was infected by a flea.
The herdsman's 37-year-old neighbor died Sunday and a 64-year-old man died Monday.
Nine other ...