Experts comment on the suspected case of pneumonic plague in Russia.

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• A female employee of the Irkutsk Institute for Plague Prevention and Control (🇷🇺) died after contracting severe pneumonia.¹
  • The female employee was 28 years old.¹
• Confirmed Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) said the female employee was diagnosed with pneumonia of unknown origin. Read with skepticism: record of concealment¹
• Russian authorities placed nearly 200 people under medical observation.¹
• Experts said the suspected pneumonic plague case did not signal the beginning of another pandemic.¹
• Confirmed Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) said the Irkutsk Region's sanitary and epidemiological situation remained stable on October 5th. Read with skepticism: record of concealment¹
  • Confirmed Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) said acute respiratory infections caused by viruses were 12.6% below the epidemic threshold in the Irkutsk Region.¹
• Confirmed Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) said medical follow-up was completed for 60% of the female employee's contacts.¹

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• Experts comment on the suspected case of pneumonic plague in Russia.vietnam.vn (🇻🇳) · 6 Oct, 01:25