[aristeides]

I have a contact in Suzhou who says health officials there are trying to keep the lid on a recent outbreak of the Plague. Scary stuff.

Plague is easy to treat with antibiotics. Was there a failure to diagnose? Or has a resistant strain emerged?

[aristeides]

WHO chief blames China for SARS spread .

[skeeter]

Plague is easy to treat with antibiotics. Was there a failure to diagnose? Or has a resistant strain emerged?

I have no details, unfortunately. Just that the problem is serious and there is an attempt being made to keep things quiet. If I hear anything else I'll pass it along.