Rospotrebnadzor denied information about a second case of the disease in Irkutsk

Information about the second case of the disease in Irkutsk is not true, the press service of Rospotrebnadzor reported.

All contact persons have completed medical observation; no health problems associated with infectious pathology have been identified.

The sanitary and epidemiological situation in the Irkutsk region and the cities of Irkutsk and Shelekhov is calm.

MOSCOW, October 8 - RIA Novosti. Information about the second case of the disease in Irkutsk is not true, the press service of Rospotrebnadzor reported.

“In connection with fake information that appeared on social networks about a second case of the disease in a person who had contact with an employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute, who had previously been diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia, Rospotrebnadzor reports that this information is not true,” the message says.

The department noted that medical observation has been completed for all contacts. No health problems associated with infectious pathology were identified; the results of almost 5 thousand laboratory tests did not reveal any dangerous pathogenic microorganisms.

It is clarified that the sanitary and epidemiological situation in the Irkutsk region and the cities of Irkutsk and Shelekhov is calm. The World Health Organization also does not confirm the availability of information about new cases of the disease.

Earlier, the governor of the region, Igor Kobzev, said that a dangerous infectious disease had been identified in the Angara region, a set of anti-epidemiological measures was being carried out, and the situation was under strict control. In addition, the government of the Angara region held an extraordinary meeting of the regional sanitary and anti-epidemic commission with the participation of the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova.