Sanitary and Epidemiological Committee calls plague situation in Uzbekistan stable

The epidemiological situation with the plague in Uzbekistan remains stable, with no cause for concern. This was stated by the First Deputy Chairman of the Sanitary and Epidemiological Committee, Nurmat Atabekov.

The reason for the clarification by the Ministry of Health was reports of a suspected case of plague in the Irkutsk region of Russia. According to Atabekov, citing data from Rospotrebnadzor, the death of a 28-year-old employee of the anti-plague institute was not confirmed as a case of plague, and officially announced as pneumonia of unknown etiology, while about 200 people who had contact with her are under observation and in isolation.

According to the representative of the Sanitary and Epidemiological Committee, a system of measures to prevent the importation of infections is in place in the republic. On the state border, 53 sanitary control points operate at airports, railway stations, and automobile roads, where entering citizens undergo continuous control.

The laboratories of the territorial divisions of the sanitary and epidemiological service are equipped with the necessary reagents, reactants, and diagnostic tools for identifying particularly dangerous infectious diseases. The World Health Organization also assesses the danger of spreading the infection in the region as very low.