Boy dies of bubonic plague close to Kazakhstan border

According to Tengri News, the Kazakhstan Government has toughened their border control with Kyrgyzstan since a herder from eastern Kyrgyzstan, close to the border with Kazakhstan and Issyk-Kul Lake, died of the bubonic plague.

The Ministry has suggested that Kazakhstan residents abstain from travelling to Kyrgyzstan, but there are no plans to close the border.


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The Kyrgyzstan Government has stated that the decease not at a level that would be described as an epidemic as the form of the decease is not conducive to a plague epidemic. The Kyrgyzstan medial officials did state that there has been 105 people hospitalised and isolated with the decease.

The Bubonic plague, is mainly transmitted by fleas on small rodents.

Symptoms include
Gangrene of extremities
Chills
High fever
Muscle cramps
Painful lymph glands
Pain in the area before the swelling appears

Other symptoms can include
heavy breathing
vomiting blood
coughing
extreme pain