This year, 9 occasions have been registered that people are infected from marmot plague; two of them were dead in Khovd and Khuvsgul provinces.
In regards to nine occasions above, infected people falsely believed, that swallowing raw meat and organs /liver, stomach etc/ of marmot is helpful for health.
Foreigners traveling in Mongolia should be aware of the matter and decline if offered to taste raw meat and organs of marmot.
Please be familiar with the following:
1. Mongolia has the law which prohibits marmot hunting.
2. Do not trade and transport skin and meat of illegally hunted marmot in public areas.
3. Do not eat raw meat or organs of marmot.
4. Do not touch and make any contact remains of dead rodent or marmot
This year, 9 occasions have been registered that people are infected from marmot plague; two of them were dead in Khovd and Khuvsgul provinces.
In regards to nine occasions above, infected people falsely believed, that swallowing raw meat and organs /liver, stomach etc/ of marmot is helpful for health.
Foreigners traveling in Mongolia should be aware of the matter and decline if offered to taste raw meat and organs of marmot.
Please be familiar with the following:
1. Mongolia has the law which prohibits marmot hunting.
2. Do not trade and transport skin and meat of illegally hunted marmot in public areas.
3. Do not eat raw meat or organs of marmot.
4. Do not touch and make any contact remains of dead rodent or marmot