By Xinhua,
Xining (China): One more person died of the fatal pneumonic plague in northwest China Monday, bringing the total number of deaths from the disease to three, health officials said.
The latest victim was from China’s Qinghai province.
Danzhi, 64, died in Ziketan town after suffering from the fatal disease.
Earlier, two other men died of the infectious disease, which broke out July 30 in the province.
A 32-year-old man and one of his neighbours, a 37-year-old man, died after suffering from the disease.
The disease also affected nine other people, who were quarantined.
However, there were no new cases of the disease.
Medical staff are disinfecting the region and tracking down people who have been in close contact with those affected by the plague.
The local administration has quarantined the town and its vicinity. The area has adequate essential supplies and the preventive measures have not disrupted normal life, officials said.
Those who have been to Ziketan town and its adjoining areas recently and showed symptoms of fever and coughing have been ordered to report to the nearest hospital.
Pneumonic plague is one of the deadliest infectious diseases. Patients can die within 24 hours after infection, says the World Health Organisation.