Rappler's latest stories on bubonic plague
WHO monitoring China bubonic plague situation
'At the moment, we are not considering it high-risk but we're watching it, monitoring it carefully,' says WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris
China steps up precautions after bubonic plague case
While the contagious bubonic plague is rare in China and can be treated, at least 5 people have died from it since 2014, says China's National Health Commission
North Korea has large chemical weapons stockpile – Seoul
UPDATED Pyongyang is believed to have up to 5 000 tons of chemical weapons including the VX nerve agent allegedly used to kill Kim Jong Nam
China reopens town sealed after plague death
Authorities had exterminated rodents and fleas in designated quarantine zones while 151 close contacts of the man had been kept in isolation for nine days without showing symptoms
City 'sealed off' after man dies of plague in China
A dead marmot may have been the cause of a case of bubonic plague in Yumen a city in the Gansu province of China
