Panama maintains surveillance after suspected case in Russia

In response to: Plague detected in Russia; In response to: Pneumonic plague has appeared in Russia

• Confirmed Minsa maintained epidemiological surveillance in Panama and followed the Russian case internationally.¹
  • Confirmed Yelkys Gil said Minsa monitored events that could threaten public health in Panama and internationally.¹
  • Confirmed Yelkys Gil said Panama maintained surveillance under the International Health Regulations.¹
• The Russian case remained under investigation amid suspicion that the illness was pneumonic plague.¹
  • The case involved pneumonia of unknown origin linked to the death of a 28-year-old woman researcher in Russia.¹
• ECDC (🇪🇺) monitored the event; no secondary cases or sustained person-to-person transmission had been reported.¹
• International organisations said the Russian situation did not pose a high risk of international spread at that time.¹
• Confirmed Minsa said Panama had recorded no plague cases for decades.¹

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• Pneumonic plague: Minsa maintains epidemiological surveillance in Panama over a case in RussiaTelemetro · Spanish · 6 Oct, 21:02