Lungenpest: Pestverdacht in Russland – Behörden weisen Berichte zurück
Nach dem Tod einer jungen Frau in einem sibirischen Krankenhaus steht der Verdacht auf Lungenpest im Raum. Die zuständige staatliche Stelle dementiert. Doch Vorsichtsmaßnahmen gelten.
Moscow - A Russian laboratory worker in Siberia died from lung inflammation of unknown origin, officials in Russia's federal agency for disease control, Rospotrebnadzor, have stated. The 28-year-old, who worked at a pest control institute, passed away after suffering from lung inflammation of unknown origin, according to Interfax news agency.
Tests on the patient's samples did not find any microorganisms associated with her job. The woman died last Friday at a regional hospital in Shelechov, Siberia. According to Rospotrebnadzor, no laboratory accident occurred at the institute in Irkutsk. Earlier, there were unconfirmed reports that the woman may have contracted lung plague after a test tube fell on her.
The hygienic-epidemiological situation in the Irkutsk region and the cities of Irkutsk and Shelechov is stable, the agency reported. A "package of measures" will be implemented, according to the Telegram channel "Ljudi Bajkala". Two general hospitals and a children's clinic in Irkutsk were placed under quarantine.
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