Russia: Mystery respiratory virus reported in the media - gov. suggestion of metapneumovirus - March 29, 2025

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Source: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/oth...ys/ar-AA1BWHRu

Mystery virus outbreak leaves bedridden victims 'coughing blood' after five days
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Multiple regions of Russia have been struck by an unidentified virus as patients exhibit persistent high fever and severe coughing - including throwing up blood.

Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti and independent channel SHOT reported on the outbreak of the mystery illness this week, but despite rising concerns, health authorities have not disclosed the number of cases or hospital admissions. Patients have reported general weakness and body aches that resemble typical seasonal illnesses.

But by the third and fourth day patients have said their condition rapidly worsened, with many bedridden with high fevers and such intense coughing that they are crying and coughing up blood.

One sufferer told SHOT she began coughing blood five days into her illness, and that she’d tested negative for COVID-19 and influenza.

Doctors have noted similar symptoms across several patients but have not identified the pathogen. Cases have been classified as an “acute upper respiratory tract infection, unspecified” (ARVI).

Some medical sources have suggested it could be linked to a bacterial infection called mycoplasma pneumonia which caused a spike in Russian hospitalisations late last year, but this has not been confirmed...

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New Plague? Mysterious Infection Spreading in Russia: Rospotrebnadzor Issues Appeal


Cases of an unknown virus causing severe coughing with hemoptysis and high fever have been recorded in Russia. Patients are given a preliminary diagnosis of "unspecified acute upper respiratory tract infection - ARVI" and are advised to immediately call an ambulance if their condition worsens.

There is a version that the cause of the disease may be mycoplasma pneumonia, an outbreak of which was recorded last year. In addition, the country is experiencing a protracted wave of influenza, which experts associate with the warm winter.

Rospotrebnadzor reports that the situation with metapneumovirus infection is under control, but there are no official warnings about a new pandemic. Human metapneumovirus is a respiratory virus transmitted by airborne droplets and causing symptoms similar to ARVI.

If symptoms of the disease appear, it is recommended to consult a doctor and follow the prescribed precautions.

Rospotrebnadzor specialists have taken special control over reports of diseases presumably caused by an unknown virus that have spread via a Telegram channel.

A request for data is being made from the channel administration to obtain all available information related to the publication.

Rospotrebnadzor continues to monitor the situation

March 29, 2025

https://www.vkpress.ru/life/novaya-chuma-v-rossii-rasprostranyaetsya-tainstvennaya-infektsiya-rospotrebnadzor-vystupil-s-obrashch/?id=186654

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This media is government owned.


Russians given advice on how to protect themselves from an unknown virus with severe symptoms
Professor Zuev advises wearing masks again due to emergence of unknown virus

MOSCOW, March 30 — RIA Novosti. Russians should wear masks again due to the emergence in the country of an unknown virus that causes a bloody cough, virologist, doctor of medical sciences and professor Viktor Zuyev advised in an interview with Arguments and Facts.

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"Now you need to do everything that you would do in cases where there is even a known pathogenic virus around you. That is, there is currently an outbreak of a viral disease of unknown etiology. First, be sure to arm yourself with a mask. Now it is even becoming fashionable," Zuyev said.

The expert also recommends not going outside unless necessary, avoiding crowded places and observing all sanitary hygiene methods.

The day before, the Telegram channel Shot wrote that the country had noticed the spread of a new disease that causes coughing up blood and high fever. According to the publication, people initially feel slightly unwell, but after a few days their condition worsens: they cannot even get out of bed, they have a high temperature of up to 39 degrees and a strong cough.

On Saturday, the press service of Rospotrebnadzor announced that the agency had taken control of reports of an unknown virus appearing in Russia .

https://ria.ru/20250330/virus-2008255162.html

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Just a reminder....the Russia situation is very political. And disease propaganda has been used in the past - globally. True and untrue.

I have no idea if this is a big deal or a typical disease outbreak.

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Society
31.03.2025, 17:00

Rospotrebnadzor has given clarifications about the “unknown virus” that has appeared in Russia

Rospotrebnadzor reported that the "unknown virus" that the media reported on in Russia turned out to be microplasma pneumonia. The agency noted that the epidemiological situation in Russia for a group of respiratory infections, including acute respiratory viral infections, influenza, COVID-19 and community-acquired pneumonia, is stable and completely under control.

"In their publications, the editorial staff did not call the virus ''new'', only ''unknown'' (since it had not been identified), and they also suggested that it could be ''mycoplasma pneumonia'', which was soon confirmed by the results," the press service of Rospotrebnadzor noted. The agency did not specify which media outlet was being discussed.

Earlier, the Shot Telegram channel reported the emergence of a viral disease in Russia, characterized by high fever and coughing up blood. Those infected with this virus, as the channel wrote, have negative tests for coronavirus infection and flu. After the media publications, Rospotrebnadzor reported that it was keeping the situation with the new disease under control.

Polina Motyzlevskaya

https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/7621641

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Your Rospotrebnadzor✔

Rospotrebnadzor received an official response (letter from the editor dated March 31, 2025, No. bn) to the questions posed to the editorial board of the Telegram channel that published information about the appearance of an allegedly unknown virus in Russia (letter from the department dated March 30, 2025, No. 02/6082-2025-30). The questions were as follows: How many cases of the disease are mentioned in the published news? Dates of detection of the patients and their requests for medical help? In what time frame did the Telegram channel receive comments from the victims? Which medical organizations exactly did the patients contact, including the patient who commented on her health condition? What diagnoses were established in the patients? Where were the laboratory examinations of the patients carried out and by what methods?

We are publishing the official response from the editorial board:

➡️at the time our editorial staff received the information, there were at least two cases of the disease in Moscow and the Moscow region; after the publication, at least three more people with similar symptoms wrote to the editorial staff;
➡️The specific dates of seeking medical assistance were not specified;
➡️comments from the victims were received several days before the publication was released on the Telegram channel;
➡️The applicants did not specify where exactly the laboratory tests were conducted, however, it is known that antibodies to mycoplasma were later detected in a private medical testing center;
➡️in their publications, the editors did not call the virus “new”, only “unknown” (since it had not been identified), and they also suggested that it could be “mycoplasma pneumonia”, which was soon confirmed by the results;
➡️The people who contacted us wished to remain anonymous due to the subsequent diagnosis of “mycoplasma pneumonia”; previously, they were willing to communicate because they did not understand what kind of disease they had;
➡️In the last post, published on March 31, 2025, our editorial team clarifies that it has received the test results and established diagnoses of those who had previously applied, and also talks about the operational work carried out by Rospotrebnadzor specialists, the results of which indicate that no new viruses and various mutations have been detected in Russia.

We thank the editorial team for the answers provided promptly!

‼️Thus, the editorial board’s official response confirms the absence of epidemiological risks in connection with five cases of the disease, presumably caused by mycoplasma infection, in Moscow and the Moscow region over an unspecified period.
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