The definitive diagnosis of the patient suspected of having bubonic plague in a hospital in the Zavhan region of Mongolia will be made on September 21. This was reported by TASS Citing the National Center for Research on Zoonotic Infections.
Zavkhan borders the Republic of Tyva in Russia.
According to the center, the patient has a fever and vomiting. The man was taken to General Hospital on the afternoon of September 19. A rapid test for plague returned a positive result.
The Zavkhan Emergency Situations Commission held an emergency meeting and restricted citizens’ entry and exit to the regional capital Uliastai city and the Yaruu settlement, where the patient came from, from 21:00 on September 19 until September 25. .
To date, a total of 137 natural plague focuses have been detected in 17 aimags in Mongolia. Western regions bordering Russia and China are at high risk.
August 14 Rospotrebnadzor, following information about three cases of the disease detected in China appreciated The risk of transmitting infection to Russia is minimal. The ministry announced that the patients and their contacts were isolated and monitored by doctors.
Previously on the Russian border reinforced Health check due to plague in China.