US and European tourists still trapped in an infected area

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Friday I reported that & nbsp; "the Mongolian authorities [had] confirmed the death of a husband and his wife in the Ulgii district, in the west of the country, "where a district emergency management spokesman [had] says that "The preliminary results of the tests show that bubonic plague probably caused the death of both people."

On Saturday, it was confirmed that Westerners still stranded in the area and prevented from leaving include the tourists of the & nbsp;United States, Holland, Switzerland, Sweden and Germany. According to Siberian weather"Many dozens of tourists from around the world have had to change their vacation plans and are now waiting to know when they might be allowed to leave the city. [of Ulgii]. "

Tourists were stranded despite local health officials & nbsp; pointing out that "they do not think that the plague is critical or close to the epidemic. & nbsp; However, no delay has been announced for quarantine which, in the worst case, can last up to 21 years. days."

In Uglii, more than 150 people who have been in contact with the deceased couple remain "under surveillance". & Nbsp; The couple, a 38-year-old man and his 37-year-old wife, fell ill after eating a kid's kidneys. contaminated marmot. The man died on April 27 and his wife three days later. They leave four children.

On Friday, images were released showing emergency responders boarding a tourist plane from the affected region that had traveled to the country's capital. & Nbsp;Neighboring regions of Russia would also remain on "high alert".

"With a large group of travelers from the United States, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, South Korea and Germany, the Russians besieged the authorities, desperate to leave the city, "reported the Siberian weather.

"Did you think that the plague was something of the age of darkness?" wrote a stranded traveler at the border. "We too were about to leave Ulgii to go deeper into Mongolia, but all the exits from the city were closed and we were not allowed to leave." Half of the city is closed because of marmots contaminated by the plague! & nbsp; It's so surreal! "

The plague can kill in a day, although it usually takes longer. The disease is treatable with antibiotics, with pthe prevention of not touching (or apparently eating) dead animals in areas where plague is present. & nbsp;Without treatment, the plague kills up to 90% of infected people within ten days. With treatment, the death rate decreases to about 10%. WHO reports & nbsp; that of& nbsp; 3,248 cases registered between 2010 and 2015, there were 584 deaths.

In China, in 2014, 30,000 people were confined to their neighborhoods or quarantined when a man died as a result of bubonic plague in the Chinese city of Yumen. Again, contact with a contaminated marmot has been attributed to the infection. & Nbsp; In the United States, after a child from Idaho was treated for the disease last year, a spokesman for the Department of Health & nbsp;m said& nbsp; "the plague has always been observed in wild animals [Idaho and Oregon] – since 1990, eight human cases have been confirmed in Oregon and two in Idaho. "

No other deaths or infections have been reported in & nbsp; Mongolia. & Nbsp;"We talked to the local administration, the local police," one of the tourists trapped said of their hotel, "but they did not let us out." Some tourists, who hope to have an update on the duration of their extended trip by Monday, have been& nbsp; photo online, meal together to make the most of their forced stay.

Marmot was not on the menu.

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Friday I reported that "the Mongolian authorities [had] confirmed the death of a husband and his wife in the Ulgii district, in the west of the country, "where a spokesman for district emergency management [had] said that "preliminary test results show that bubonic plague probably caused the death of both people".

On Saturday, it was confirmed that Westerners still stranded in the area and prevented from leaving include tourists from United States, Holland, Switzerland, Sweden and Germany. According to Siberian weather, "dozens of tourists from around the world have had to change their holiday plans and are now waiting to know when they might be allowed to leave the city [of Ulgii]. "

The tourists were stranded despite local health officials who stressed "that they did not think the plague was serious or close to an epidemic." Yet, no deadline has been announced for quarantine, which in the worst case can last up to 21 days. "

In Uglii, more than 150 people who have been in contact with the deceased couple remain "under surveillance". The couple, a 38-year-old man and his 37-year-old wife, became ill after ingesting the kidneys of a contaminated marmot. The man died on April 27 and his wife three days later. They leave four children.

On Friday, images were released showing emergency responders boarding a plane from the disaster area. Neighboring regions of Russia would also remain in "maximum alert".

"With a large group of travelers from the United States, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, South Korea and Germany, the Russians besieged the authorities, desperately seeking to leave the city, "said the Siberian weather.

"Did you think that the plague was something of the age of darkness?" wrote a stranded traveler at the border. "We too were about to leave Ulgii to go deeper into Mongolia, but all the exits of the city were closed and we were not allowed to go out." Half of the city is closed because of a few marmots contaminated by the plague – so surreal! "

The plague can kill in a day, although it usually takes longer. The disease is treatable with antibiotics, with pavoiding not touching (or obviously not eating) dead animals in areas where plague is present. Without treatment, the plague kills up to 90% of infected people within ten days. With treatment, the death rate decreases to about 10%. WHO reports that Of 3,248 cases registered between 2010 and 2015, there were 584 deaths.

In China, in 2014, 30,000 people were confined to their neighborhoods or quarantined when a man died as a result of bubonic plague in the Chinese city of Yumen. Again, contact with a contaminated groundhog was at the origin of the infection. In the United States, after a child in Idaho was treated for the disease last year, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health said: "The plague has always been observed in wild animals in the United States. time. [Idaho and Oregon] – Since 1990, eight human cases have been confirmed in Oregon and two in Idaho. "

No other deaths or infections have been reported in Mongolia. "We talked to the local administration, to the local police," said one of the tourists trapped in their hotel, "but they did not allow us to go out." Some tourists, who hope to have an update on the duration of their extended trip by Monday, have been on the online photo, eat together to make the most of their forced stay.

Marmot was not on the menu.