Dominican Republic maintains preventive plague surveillance

• The Dominican Republic maintained preventive epidemiological surveillance amid Russia's investigation into pneumonic plague.² 1
  • The Dominican Republic's surveillance covered airports, ports and border crossings.² 1
  • The Dominican Republic strengthened identification and monitoring of travellers from areas where risk might exist.² 1
  • The Dominican Republic's checks aimed to detect, assess and promptly report suspected cases under established protocols.²
• By 7 October, no public confirmation linked the Russian research institute worker's death to pneumonic plague.
• The Dominican Republic said strengthened surveillance did not mean pneumonic plague was spreading in the country. Read with skepticism: no evidence shown
• Confirmed The World Health Organization (🇺🇳) monitored the Russian health event and requested additional information from relevant authorities.
• The United States monitored passengers on flights from Siberia amid reports of possible plague infection in Russia.¹ 1

The reports (3)

• Public Health strengthens surveillance amid investigation into possible pneumonic plague in RussiaAcento (🇩🇴) · Spanish · 7 Oct, 19:25
• Plague in Russia: US checks flights from SiberiaКорреспондент.net · Russian · 7 Oct, 22:58
• Public Health maintains preventive surveillance amid the investigation in Russia into pneumonic plague - Dominican Republic Post – Caribbean News, Business, Travel & CultureDominican Republic Post · Spanish · 7 Oct, 21:28