Patient suspected of anthrax hospitalized near Moscow
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The Department of Rospotrebnadzor for the Moscow Region announced the hospitalization in the region of a citizen who is suspected of being infected with anthrax. The department’s statement says that the citizen arrived in the capital region from Chuvashia.
“Specialists of the department immediately launched an epidemiological investigation,” the department’s press service added.
It is indicated that the patient was placed in one of the medical institutions of the Moscow region, a “complex of necessary anti-epidemic measures” is also being carried out, in particular, disinfection was carried out at the patient’s place of residence.
Earlier, the telegram channel Mash reported that the third resident of Chuvashia infected with anthrax, who became known on Wednesday, before being hospitalized in his region managed to spend a week in Moscow. At the same time, the Moscow Region Rospotrebnadzor stated that the information that the citizen managed to leave the Moscow region and was placed in a hospital in Chuvashia was not true. The head of the region, Oleg Nikolaev, confirmed the information that the patient was outside Chuvashia.
“A certain malaise was revealed in a person who participated in the slaughter of a bull with anthrax <...> Unfortunately, he is not in the Chuvash Republic,” – informed official.
According to available data, all three infected, who are known at the moment, lived in the Tsivilsky municipal district of Chuvashia. “MK Cheboksary” wrote that in the village of Staroe Aktashevo of this district, where the first two infected were found, quarantine was introduced. According to a number of reports, 130 “potentially contact patients” were placed under observation.
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