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HEALTHOct 5Russian lab worker dies of suspected plague in Siberia; US monitoring caseA Russian agency links the lab worker's death to 'pneumonia of unknown' origin.Al Jazeera [en]
HEALTHOct 5US Monitors Suspected Plague Case In Russia As Calls Grow For Travel RestrictionsThe United States is monitoring reports of a suspected case of pneumonic plague in Russia after the death of a 28-year-old laboratory worker in the Siberian region of Irkutsk, as some US political figures call for sweeping travel restrictions involving Russia.RFE/RL
HEALTHOct 5Hospitals in Irkutsk impose quarantines after an employee at an anti-plague institute dies. Russia’s public health agency says she died of pneumonia and the epidemiological situation remains ‘stable.’Several hospitals in Irkutsk had imposed three-week quarantines, the news outlet People of Baikal reported on October 4. City Clinical Hospitals No. 1, No. 3, and No. 10 and the Ivano-Matreninskaya Children’s Hospital are closed, the outlet reported. Relatives of a woman giving birth at one of Irkutsk’s maternity hospitals told the outlet that it had also imposed a quarantine.Meduza [en]
HEALTHOct 5US monitoring suspected fatal pneumonic plague case in Russia, State Department official saysU.S. officials are tracking an unconfirmed report of a fatal pneumonic plague case in Russia’s Irkutsk Oblast while urging transparency from Moscow.Fox News World
HEALTHOct 4Russian lab worker dies of ‘unknown’ virus as hundreds placed in quarantineThe Independent World
HEALTHOct 4White House is said to monitor suspected plague case, quarantines in RussiaThe White House is reportedly monitoring a suspected plague case and quarantines in Russia. This indicates concern over a potential public health issue with international implications.Seeking Alpha Tech
HEALTHBREAKINGOct 4Scoop: White House monitors suspected plague outbreak in RussiaAxios
HEALTHOct 4Has plague returned to Siberia? Panic in Russia after death of lab workerEuroNews [en]
HEALTHBREAKINGOct 3Russian lab worker dead from plague, dozens in quarantineNOS Buitenland
HEALTHOct 2Hospital in Russia’s Irkutsk region quarantined amid reports that a patient died of pneumonic plagueMeduza [en]
HEALTHSep 28Why the US and Russia are fighting diabetes differentlyThe article examines the differing approaches taken by the United States and Russia in addressing diabetes. It explores how these two nations manage a significant global health challenge.mexicostar.com · Mexico
HEALTHSep 17Russia's top-selling dog vaccine linked to spate of pet deaths across the countryState veterinary regulator confirmed batch 20 of Multican-8 contained a live Aujeszky's disease virus — typically fatal in dogs — after owners across at least 10 Russian regions reported hundreds of deaths since August.EuroNews [en]
HEALTHSep 16Russia’s veterinary watchdog finds live pseudorabies virus in a dog vaccine batch linked to mass deathsRussia’s federal veterinary watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, detected live Aujeszky’s disease virus in samples from batch No. 20 of the Multikan-8 vaccine, according to TASS.Meduza [en]
HEALTHSep 16Rules tying doctors to rural posts leave Russian medical schools short of studentsRussia's new rules requiring medical graduates to commit to regional hospital postings before enrolment have left 1,500 residency places unfilled at top universities, even as applications hit record highs.EuroNews [en]
HEALTHSep 16Russian authorities order destruction of vaccine batch linked to mass dog deathsRosselkhoznadzor, Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, has ordered the recall and destruction of batch No. 20 of the “Multikan-8” vaccine, which has been linked to dog deaths. The agency sent the order in a letter (.pdf) to the vaccine’s manufacturer, the company “Vetbiokhim,” and published the document on its website.Meduza [en]
HEALTHJul 2Belarus, Russia advance cooperation in geriatric aidThe parliamentarians noted that geriatric care in Belarus relies on regulations concerning geriatricians in healthcare organizations and geriatric rooms in polyclinics.belta · belarus