Looks like Ziketan is officially no longer a Ground Zero for pneumonic plague now that China has lifted the quarantine blockade around the Qinghai town. Though the outbreak has claimed three victims, no new infections had been reported for over a week and... ...full story at Shanghaiist
from Shanghaiist on Wed, Aug 12 2009
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