Uzbekistan’s Health Ministry Says There Is No Risk of Plague Spread
Uzbekistan
The epidemiological situation regarding plague in Uzbekistan remains stable, with no cause for concern, the country’s Ministry of Health said. The statement came in response to reports of a suspected plague case in the Russian city of Irkutsk.
According to Nurmat Atabekov, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health, the situation with plague in Uzbekistan remains stable.
He noted that, according to official data from Russia’s Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Rospotrebnadzor, a link between the case identified in Irkutsk and plague, including its pneumonic form, has not yet been confirmed. An investigation is currently underway.
Uzbekistan operates 53 sanitary control points at international border checkpoints. They are located at airports, railway stations and road border crossings. People arriving from abroad are subject to medical monitoring.
In addition, specialized laboratories operated by territorial sanitary and epidemiological services are equipped with the necessary means to detect particularly dangerous infectious diseases. This provides the capacity to conduct appropriate monitoring and identify potentially dangerous infections.
“The situation with plague in our country is stable, and there is no cause for concern,” Atabekov said.
Plague is a particularly dangerous infectious disease caused by bacteria. Its natural reservoirs exist in certain regions of the world. The disease mainly affects small mammals and can be transmitted to humans from infected animals, including through flea bites.
He noted that, according to official data from Russia’s Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Rospotrebnadzor, a link between the case identified in Irkutsk and plague, including its pneumonic form, has not yet been confirmed. An investigation is currently underway.
Uzbekistan operates 53 sanitary control points at international border checkpoints. They are located at airports, railway stations and road border crossings. People arriving from abroad are subject to medical monitoring.
In addition, specialized laboratories operated by territorial sanitary and epidemiological services are equipped with the necessary means to detect particularly dangerous infectious diseases. This provides the capacity to conduct appropriate monitoring and identify potentially dangerous infections.
“The situation with plague in our country is stable, and there is no cause for concern,” Atabekov said.
Plague is a particularly dangerous infectious disease caused by bacteria. Its natural reservoirs exist in certain regions of the world. The disease mainly affects small mammals and can be transmitted to humans from infected animals, including through flea bites.
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