An-Najah News - Authorities in China have took precautions after a city in Mongolia region confirmed one case of bubonic plague.

According to state reports, the Bayannur patient - a shepard - is in isolation and in a stable condition.

Officials said they were also examining a second suspected case, according to China's Global Times.

The first case was announced as suspected bubonic plague on Saturday at a hospital in Urad Middle Banner, in Bayannur city.  The reason or the way the patient got infected is not clear yet

The second suspected case involves a 15-year-old, who had apparently been in contact with a marmot hunted by a dog, a tweet from Global Times said.

The agency said: Two confirmed cases were recorded last week in Khufd Province, Mongolia, by two brothers who had eaten marmot meat and they imposed quarantine on 146 people who had contacted with the two brothers.

The health committee in Bayannur studied the condition and issued a statement prohibiting the hunting or eating of animals that might be carriers of the plague, until the end of this year, and urged the citizens to report any suspected cases of this plague.