
The head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova urged Russians to take into account the risks of infectious diseases when planning trips abroad due to the tense epidemiological situation in many countries, mentioning malaria, typhoid fever and the tropical fevers Zika, dengue and chikungunya.
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The article contains a warning from the head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, about the risks of infectious diseases during international travel.
MOSCOW, October 8 - RIA Novosti. The head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, called on Russians to assess the risks of infections when planning trips abroad, since the epidemiological situation in many countries is now tense.
“There are infectious diseases in the world today, and, of course, you always need to remember this, especially when traveling abroad,” Popova said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
According to her, in many countries there is now a tense epidemiological situation.
She clarified that diseases such as malaria, typhoid fever, dangerous tropical fevers Zika, dengue and chikungunya are common abroad.

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