5 infected with deadly pneumonic plague in Tibet

From YNews:

Chinese authorities say five people have been sickened with pneumonic plague in Tibet and that the deadly disease has killed one of them.

 The Tibetan regional health department says the cases were reported in Laduo, a village in Lang county in the remote region. The department said in a statement Sunday that the first case was found Sept. 23 and that the patient died of a severe lung infection. The remaining four people have been quarantined. (AP)