Infectious disease specialists urge calm over plague claims

happened 2 Octfirst published 5 Oct, 11:34

Disputes: Bioweapons claims circulate; Drew a response: Russia confirmed that people in quarantine tested negative for plague 🎦

Confirmed (🇲🇩) said the risk of plague cases in Moldova was very low. per ANSP (🇲🇩) Read with skepticism: no evidence shown^{2 3 6}
- Confirmed (🇲🇩) said epidemiological surveillance was maintained continuously in Moldova. per ANSP (🇲🇩) Read with skepticism: judges its own conduct^{2 3 6}
- Confirmed (🇲🇩) said no human plague cases had been recorded in Moldova in contemporary times. per ANSP (🇲🇩), via The National (🇬🇧) Read with skepticism: no evidence shown^{2 3 6}
Confirmed (🇺🇿) said Uzbekistan's plague situation was stable and there were no grounds for concern. Read with skepticism: no evidence shown, judges its own conduct⁴
- Confirmed (🇺🇿) said 53 sanitary control points operated at border crossings, airports, railway stations and roads.
Confirmed (🇺🇳) said the risk of an epidemic in was low. Read with skepticism: no evidence shown¹⁰

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Romanian College of Physicians clarifies after plague cases in Russia: “The disease has not disappeared, but can be effectively treated with antibiotics”Ziare.com (🇷🇴) · Romanian · 7 Oct, 19:12
The risk of plague appearing in the Republic of Moldova is very low, says ANSPmoldpres.md (🇲🇩) · Romanian · 7 Oct, 07:30
Plague in Russia: Risk of cases appearing in the Republic of Moldova is very low (ANSP)news.yam.md (🇲🇩) · Romanian · 7 Oct, 08:00
Plague in Irkutsk: Is there a threat to Uzbekistan? The Ministry of Health explains - Uzbekistan News Today: nuz.uzНовости Узбекистана сегодня: nuz.uz (🇺🇿) · Russian · 7 Oct, 12:10
College of Physicians issues clarification after plague cases in Russia: “The disease has not disappeared and can be treated with antibiotics”stirileprotv.ro (🇷🇴) · Romanian · 7 Oct, 16:41
ANSP: “The plague in Russia does not pose a high risk to the Republic of Moldova”News.yam.md (🇲🇩) · Romanian · 7 Oct, 07:15
Health Minister, after the plague case in Russia: “There is no risk of it spreading, as this is an isolated incident”News.yam.md (🇲🇩) · Romanian · 7 Oct, 09:45
Suspected pneumonic plague in Russia. ANSP: The risk to Moldova is “very low”news.yam.md (🇲🇩) · Romanian · 7 Oct, 08:30
Moldovan authorities assure that the risk of a plague epidemic coming from Russia is very low. WHO and the US are asking Russia for transparencynews.yam.md (🇲🇩) · Romanian · 7 Oct, 11:15
The plague case recorded in Russia poses no risks to the Republic of Moldova. ANSP is monitoring the situationnews.yam.md (🇲🇩) · Romanian · 7 Oct, 07:45
Plague case in Russia. ANSP: The risk to Moldova is “very low”news.yam.md (🇲🇩) · Romanian · 7 Oct, 07:30
Pneumonic plague in Russia: “There is no reason for concern” for Cyprus and Europe, says the Ministry of HealthΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ (🇨🇾) · Greek · 7 Oct, 18:12
Russia says there is no plague threat after researcher’s deathAsia-Plus · 9 Oct, 11:39
ANSP after the plague case in Russia: The risk of cases occurring in the territory of the Republic of Moldova is very lowNews.yam.md (🇲🇩) · Romanian · 7 Oct, 09:45
Health chief: Moldova has testing capacity and the medicines needed to fight plagueNews.yam.md (🇲🇩) · Romanian · 7 Oct, 09:45
The Minister of Health on the suspected plague case in Russia: “There is no risk of escalation”News.yam.md (🇲🇩) · Romanian · 7 Oct, 11:30
Erika Švarc: Risk to the US from the alleged plague case in Siberia is extremely lowtanjug.rs (🇷🇸) · Serbian · 7 Oct, 19:30
Moldovan authorities assure the public that the risk of a plague epidemic coming from Russia is very low. WHO and the US are calling on Russia to be transparentnews.yam.md (🇲🇩) · Romanian · 7 Oct, 11:30
Concern is growing over possible pneumonic plague; here's what is knownSemana (🇨🇴) · Spanish · 6 Oct, 22:31
ANSP, after the first plague case in Russia: How great is the risk to Moldova?News.yam.md (🇲🇩) · Romanian · 7 Oct, 10:00
Cases of pneumonic plague detected in Russia. ANSP: Risk for Moldova is “very low”NewsMaker (🇲🇩) · Russian · 7 Oct, 08:22
How the world is responding to possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker dies13abc.com (🇺🇸) · 6 Oct, 22:45
How Russia and the world are responding to a possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker diesSanta Fe New Mexican (🇺🇸) · 7 Oct, 00:41
WHO sees “very low” risk outside Russia from possible plague caseGlobalMedia (🇲🇽) · Spanish · 8 Oct, 00:15
UKHSA says risk of plague 'very low' after Russian laboratory worker 'dies of suspected pneumonic plague'V2 Radio (🇬🇧) · 6 Oct, 13:40
PH risk from suspected pneumonic plague in Russia ‘almost zero’ — expertPhilippine Canadian Inquirer · 9 Oct, 05:00
“False information is circulating”: plague or pneumonia? Mystery surrounds the death of a 28-year-old Russian lab technicianRTL.fr (🇫🇷) · French · 7 Oct, 05:02
Ministry of Health: “There is no reason to worry about plague”Sigmalivecom (🇨🇾) · Greek · 7 Oct, 16:00
Health Minister on suspected plague case in Russia: “There is no risk of it spreading”News.yam.md (🇲🇩) · Romanian · 7 Oct, 12:45
Georgia’s Health Minister: No need for panic over plague case reported in RussiaGeorgia Today (🇬🇪) · 7 Oct, 09:55
ANSP on the plague case registered in Russia: The risk of cases appearing in R. Moldova is very lownews.yam.md (🇲🇩) · Romanian · 7 Oct, 10:30
The Pasteur Institute rules out any risk of plague in Europe after a death in RussiaL'essentiel (🇱🇺) · French · 7 Oct, 15:47
ECDC: No sign of sustained transmission after suspected pneumonic plague death in RussiaPortfolio.hu (🇭🇺) · Hungarian · 7 Oct, 00:00
Plague: Following the death of a Russian scientist, the Argentine Society of Infectious Diseases clears up doubtseldebate.com.ar (🇦🇷) · Spanish · 8 Oct, 10:00
Juan José Badiola, on the case of pneumonic plague detected in Russia: “For now, we can be calm in Europe”Canal Sur (🇪🇸) · Spanish · 9 Oct, 08:25
Suspected plague in Russia: why we should keep a cool head, by Prof. Antoine FlahaultL'Express (🇫🇷) · French · 7 Oct, 04:45
“Let’s stay calm, plague is treatable,” says the director general of the Pasteur Institute about suspicions of plague in RussiaFranceinfo (🇫🇷) · French · 9 Oct, 07:00
Russian plague scare: What do we know and is the UK at risk?STV News (🇬🇧) · 7 Oct, 10:40
Pneumonic plague: Risk to the public 'very low' says UKHSAInYourArea (🇬🇧) · 8 Oct, 11:30
Pneumonic plague, Bassetti: “It resembles Covid.” But WHO and ECDC urge caution: what experts really sayCivonline (🇮🇹) · Italian · 7 Oct, 17:05
Plague suspected: Lauterbach sees no increased risk for EuropeBR24 (🇩🇪) · German · 8 Oct, 06:10
UK plague risk ‘low’ as case linked to disease in RussiaThe i Paper (🇬🇧) · 6 Oct, 21:00
'WHO says it is low risk...': UN urges caution in discussing possible Siberian plague outbreakThe Economic Times (🇮🇳) · 7 Oct, 08:59
Why the Russian plague lab case is unlikely to cause the next pandemicSBS News (🇦🇺) · 8 Oct, 08:18
Malaga viral infections specialist reassures the public about global healthcare's capacity to treat pneumonic plagueSur in English · 9 Oct, 11:03
Plague in Russia: Is there a threat to Odesa and Ukraine? - Odeske ZhyttiaЦентр медиа, информационное агентство (🇺🇦) · Russian · 8 Oct, 09:27
“Plague is treatable”: the director of the Pasteur Institute calls for people to remain “calm” but “vigilant” after suspicions of plague in RussiaBFM (🇫🇷) · French · 9 Oct, 10:24
An Unconfirmed Plague Case in Russia Is Unlikely to Turn Into an Epidemic: The Disease Does Not Spread Easily From Person to Person and Can Be Treated With AntibioticsStories Framing the Globe · 7 Oct, 13:41
Pneumonic plague: Should we be concerned?Vreme · 9 Oct, 13:55
Julio Castro rules out a new pandemic amid a possible case of pneumonic plague in RussiaEl Nacional (🇩🇴) · Spanish · 8 Oct, 19:35
Is plague still as dangerous today as it was in the past? Virologist reassures after reports from Russiawiadomosci.radiozet.pl (🇵🇱) · Polish · 7 Oct, 13:28
The situation with plague in Russia: an infectious disease specialist’s opinion and the activities of RospotrebnadzorНовости Mail (🇷🇺) · Russian · 8 Oct, 15:27
Pneumonic plague spread to PH highly unlikely, says health expertPhilstar.com (🇵🇭) · 8 Oct, 04:04
WHO says Siberia plague risk is low as drones sink Black Sea shipsEuronews (🇫🇷) · 7 Oct, 06:02
Plague in Irkutsk Oblast: what doctors say — VSE42.RUVSE42.RU (🇷🇺) · Russian · 7 Oct, 03:17
“There’s no need to be alarmed about plague.” But there is one detail worth attentionTicinonline (🇨🇭) · Italian · 8 Oct, 04:30
Infectólogos piden calma ante bulo sobre la peste neumónica - Diario PrimiciaEditorial de Primicias, C.A. (🇻🇪) · Spanish · 7 Oct, 01:20
Russia: ‘Plague’ death is causing panic but there is little reason to worry for nowScroll.in (🇮🇳) · 9 Oct, 14:00
WHO: Low risk of plague in Siberia; drones sink ships in the Black SeaEuronews (🇫🇷) · Greek · 7 Oct, 06:04
Europe Today: WHO sees low plague risk in Siberia, drones sink boats in the Black SeaEuronews (🇫🇷) · German · 7 Oct, 06:04
Europe Today: WHO downplays the risk of plague in Siberia, drones sink ships in the Black SeaEuronews (🇫🇷) · Italian · 7 Oct, 06:04
Europe Today: WHO reassures about plague in Siberia, drones target ships in the Black SeaEuronews (🇫🇷) · French · 7 Oct, 06:04
Consultant warns against circulating unreliable information about the plague incident in Russiaصحيفة صدى الالكترونية · Arabic · 7 Oct, 17:45
Should India Upgrade Health Concern Over Russian Pneumonic Plague Outbreak Fear Expert RepliesThe Daily Jagran (🇮🇳) · 5 Oct, 11:34
An infectious disease specialist urges people to stay calm about the “hoax” concerning the spread of pneumonic plagueEl Diario de Guayana (🇻🇪) · Spanish · 7 Oct, 15:31
Suspected plague in Russia: no pandemic to fear, according to microbiologist Emmanuel AndréRTBF Actus (🇧🇪) · French · 9 Oct, 15:45
What leaked from the Russian laboratory where the scientist (†28) died? Prymula: Maybe it wasn’t plague!Blesk.cz (🇨🇿) · Czech · 7 Oct, 16:53
“Work was done on antibiotic-resistant variants”: Prof. Asparuh Iliev on the plague in RussiaActualno.com (🇧🇬) · Bulgarian · 8 Oct, 04:37
We must take a scientific approach to news of a ‘plague outbreak’ in SiberiaMorning Star (🇬🇧) · 7 Oct, 00:00
Dr. Asparuh Iliev: There is no risk of the plague detected in Russia spreadingfocus-news.net (🇧🇬) · Bulgarian · 8 Oct, 05:02
Prof. Argirova after the incident in Siberia: Glass test tubes containing plague have not been used for a long timePlovdiv24.bg (🇧🇬) · Bulgarian · 8 Oct, 05:54
The available evidence around the death of an anti-plague laboratory worker in Siberia “does not point to a global plague emergency,” Gigi Kwik Gronvall writes....nytimes.com (🇺🇸) · 8 Oct, 17:03
Experts urge calm over a possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia: symptoms and treatmentDiario El Centro (🇨🇱) · Spanish · 9 Oct, 11:41
Dr. Asparuh Iliev: There is no risk of the plague detected in Siberia spreading ᐉ News from Fakti.bg - BulgariaFakti.bg (🇧🇬) · Bulgarian · 8 Oct, 04:53
Suspected plague in Russia, Filippa Lentzos (King’s College) explains: “The problem is less a public health emergency than uncertainty” – L’ExpressL'Express (🇫🇷) · French · 8 Oct, 14:00
Dr. Asparuh Iliev: There is no risk of spread of the pneumonic plague detected in SiberiaCross.bg (🇧🇬) · Bulgarian · 8 Oct, 08:15
After the mysterious outbreak in Russia, Lithuanian women scientists give their verdict: I suggest not paying attentionKaunoDiena.lt (🇱🇹) · Lithuanian · 8 Oct, 02:00
In Opinionnytimes.com (🇺🇸) · 9 Oct, 09:50
Prymula: Plague in Russia? If it were classic pneumonic plague, there would be no major risk of further spreadRadiožurnál (🇨🇿) · Czech · 7 Oct, 17:38
“If it were serious, they would have stopped everything already.” Irkutsk residents cast doubt on reports of a plague infectionTa3 (🇸🇰) · Slovak · 7 Oct, 15:12
Suspected plague in Russia. Bacteriologist: There is no reason to fear it will reach PolandGazetapl (🇵🇱) · Polish · 7 Oct, 07:15
Čaplinskas on possible plague in Russia: There is no reason to close borders to transitLRT TELEVIZIJA (🇱🇹) · Lithuanian · 7 Oct, 18:12
Russia’s Baikal plague scare must not be allowed to spread - Huxiu虎嗅网 (🇨🇳) · Chinese · 9 Oct, 00:06
Plague? Everything is calm: How people in Siberia live after the mysterious deathDnes.bg (🇧🇬) · Bulgarian · 9 Oct, 16:45
Possible plague case in Russia. WHO assesses the risk for Europe as “very low”news.yam.md (🇲🇩) · Romanian · 7 Oct, 17:15
People Are Taking "Laugh So You Don't Cry" To A Whole New Level By Posting These Tweets About Those "Suspected Plague" ReportsBuzzFeed (🇺🇸) · 7 Oct, 02:17
Residents show little concern about the plague in IrkutskCorreio do Povo (🇧🇷) · Portuguese · 7 Oct, 00:00
Health Board reassures: The risk of contracting pneumonic plague from Russia is very low in EstoniaÕhtuleht (🇪🇪) · Estonian · 7 Oct, 16:27
Plague or smallpox? Following alarming news from Russia, a scientist explains what we should really be more afraid ofLA.LV (🇱🇻) · Latvian · 8 Oct, 16:36
Russian plague scare, what we know: "It’s not a reason to panic or a sign that the Black Death has returned. The availability of treatment, rapid testing and co...realclearscience.com (🇺🇸) · 8 Oct, 12:19
The Russia plague incident sounds scarier than it is. Here’s why.byteseu.com · 8 Oct, 21:13
Fact check: Misleading claims spark plague fears in RussiaInquirer.net (🇵🇭) · 7 Oct, 07:02
#Siberia plague outbreak is an 'isolated incident', virologist saysEuronews (🇫🇷) · 7 Oct, 09:03
Possible pneumonic plague outbreak in Russia remains unconfirmed, expert cautionsThe New Voice of Ukraine (🇺🇦) · 7 Oct, 11:59
What Worries Experts About the Russia 'Plague' Incident #Timetwp.ai · 7 Oct, 17:16
Siberia plague outbreak is an 'isolated incident', virologist says bdqqxgy.makeup/fKGsk8bdqqxgy.makeup · 7 Oct, 19:34
Doctor issues update on UK plague risk after suspected Russia caseThe Independent (🇬🇧) · 7 Oct, 20:11
Siberia plague outbreak is an 'isolated incident', virologist says bdqqxgy.makeup/X7LXXnbdqqxgy.makeup · 7 Oct, 22:29
What experts want to know about the Russia plague scareseattlecourant.com (🇺🇸) · 8 Oct, 01:33
Suspected pneumonic plague in Russia: Bundeswehr microbiologist considers a “larger outbreak unlikely”focus.de (🇩🇪) · German · 7 Oct, 06:45
News.yam.md: Moldovan authorities assure the public that the risk of a plague epidemic coming from Russia is very low. WHO and the US are calling on Russia to be transparent...news.yam.md (🇲🇩) · Romanian · 7 Oct, 11:30
Doctors in discussion - Suspected plague in Russia: “Everything is very mysterious”krone.at (🇦🇹) · German · 7 Oct, 15:45
Suspected plague-related death in Russia: the risk of spread remains low, according to an expertlanouvellerepublique.fr (🇫🇷) · French · 7 Oct, 17:15
Video. Plague outbreak in Siberia is an “isolated case,” virologist saysEuronews (🇫🇷) · Russian · 7 Oct, 19:45
Video. The plague outbreak in Siberia is an “isolated incident,” says virologistEuronews (🇫🇷) · Greek · 7 Oct, 20:30
Schwartz: Risk to the US from the alleged plague case in Siberia is extremely low - JMU Radio Television of Vojvodinartv.rs (🇷🇸) · Serbian · 7 Oct, 21:00
Video. Plague outbreak in Siberia is an “isolated incident,” says virologistEuronews (🇫🇷) · Portuguese · 7 Oct, 21:30
Could suspected plague in Russia repeat the COVID scenario? The president's health advisor answersalmasryalyoum.com (🇪🇬) · Arabic · 7 Oct, 21:45
Plague scare in Russia: Researchers doubt official accountfnp.de (🇩🇪) · German · 8 Oct, 15:30
Pneumonic plague: Experts urge caution after incident in Russiaelciudadano.com · German · 9 Oct, 01:45

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