
實驗室女研究員希皮洛娃不慎打破裝有肺鼠疫病原體的試管後死亡,當地多間醫院展開隔離措施,官方被指試圖掩蓋疫情。
俄羅斯伊爾庫次克州謝列霍夫防疫研究所女研究員希皮洛娃,9月25日不慎打破裝有肺鼠疫病原體的試管,於10月2日病逝。事件引發當地大規模隔離與官方資訊封鎖。
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俄羅斯伊爾庫次克州謝列霍夫防疫研究所發生實驗室事故,肺鼠疫病原體外洩導致人員感染死亡。
俄羅斯伊爾庫次克州謝列霍夫(Shelekhov)的防疫研究所(Anti-Plague Research Institute),傳出實驗室女研究員希皮洛娃(Darya Shipilova)9月25日在採集樣本時,不慎打破裝有肺鼠疫病原體的試管,於本月2日死亡,目前有多間醫院展開隔離措施。
據俄國獨立媒體《貝加爾人》(Lyudi Baikala)報導,希皮洛娃在打破試管後很快就感到身體不適,被救護車送往謝列霍夫醫院,住院數天後於10月2日晚間病逝。
消息人士透露,俄羅斯聯邦安全局(FSB)從10月1日開始行動,將曾經和希皮洛娃接觸過的人員送去隔離,當天一共帶走了90人,到了2日增為200人。傳染病重症醫師指出,腺鼠疫透過囓齒動物啃咬傳播,不會人傳人,但肺鼠疫可以人傳人並且傳染性極強。
據《基輔獨立報》報導,伊爾庫次克第一、第三、第十醫院,以及伊凡諾沃-馬特列寧斯克兒童臨床醫院(Ivanovo-Matreninsk Children's Clinical Hospital)都展開3週的隔離。
另外,伊爾庫次克鋁廠2日宣布受到疫情影響,廠內員工必須戴上口罩,若有任何疾病症狀應立即就醫,廠長福米尼赫(Artem Fominykh)4日指稱戴口罩是為了因應季節性呼吸道疾病。
10月3日,位於伊爾庫次克州的貝加爾斯克(Baykalsk)當局,呼籲民眾避免前往謝列霍夫,因為當地出現了鼠疫病例,但隨後迅速將通告刪除;親近克里姆林宮的電視台《REN TV》,也將5則報導全數下架,以上種種都顯示出俄羅斯官方一直避談伊爾庫次克州的鼠疫情況。

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