Re: Kazakhstan: Crimean-Congo Fever cases
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http://www.baltinfo.ru/tops/K-rossiiskoi-granitce-podoshla-likhoradka-iz-Kongo-99521/
By the Russian border came from Congo fever
August 14, 2009, 1:29
EMERCOM Kazakhstan has introduced an emergency mode. Because of the dangerous Congo-Crimean fever in the region has killed seven people, seven more are on treatment. Every day becomes aware of new cases of dangerous diseases. Doctors of the Northern Capital reassurance that the Congo-Crimean fever is not typical for our latitude. But Russia can lay no less dangerous hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (GLPS).
Administration of South Kazakhstan region notes that prior to a local hospital two people were hospitalized with a preliminary diagnosis of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (KKGL). Total number of cases has reached 18 people. Under medical supervision 14 of contact persons. As a source of infection held it up.
According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan, has already registered seven cases were fatal.
?This is a dangerous disease that is transmitted through the bite of ticks, and then from person to person. The disease is very fast and in 50% of cases brings death ?, - noted in the Department of Agriculture of Kazakhstan.
Specified that the first case registered in the republic at the end of June - it was received in the maternity hospital a woman. After 9 days after birth, she and her baby died. Later in the week have been killed and the doctors who operated patients.
?Turkistan, Arys, Shardara, Sairam, Ordabasy - these are areas that have been reported cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever?, - said deputy akim of South Kazakhstan Ualikhan Kaynazarov.
Deputy chief physician of St. Petersburg's clinical infectious hospital after SP Botkin Vladimir Musatov noted that the Congo-Crimean fever Petersburg is not terrible, but the residents of the Northern Capital is a fear of ?relative? - haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (GLPS).
According to experts, death of her no less frequent.
?GLPS has slightly different symptoms than the Congo-Crimean fever, but was postponed as hard and has tremendous harm the body. This is a serious disease that affects the kidneys instantly ?, - noted Vladimir Musatov.
As a specialist carrier GLPS are rodents, disease develops within two to three weeks.
In Rospotrebnadzor agree with the opinion of the doctor. According to the Rospotrebnadzor, the incidence of haemorrhagic fevers, not only remain at the same level, but also increased.
?The incidence of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome has increased over the last year in 1,7 times and amounted to 11 months in 2008 - 5.65 to 3.29 for 100 thousand people in the same period of 2007?, - noted the representatives Rospotrebnadroza.
According to experts, despite the fact that the Congo-Crimean fever is not choice in our latitudes due to climatic circumstances, haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome might well take its place.
Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome found in many regions of Russia. In particular, the Far East, Moscow, Tula, Yaroslavl, Samara, Tver, Preduralye.
The press service of Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan correspondent ?BaltInfo? told that throughout the region special headquarters, where everyone can apply and receive any information about the fever. At the same time, rural veterinarians conduct disinfection of animals and farmstead.
Congo-Crimean fever develops very acutely. At the first stage dramatically increases the temperature to 39-40 degrees, start a headache, chills, sometimes very strong, face, mucous membranes. There are signs of general intoxication of organism. After 2-4 days there are hemorrhages in the skin and mucous membranes in the form of rashes, blemishes, bruises. There was increased bleeding gums, the injection site. Illness lasts 10-12 days, the mortality rate of up to 50%.
Last updated August 14, 2009, 1:14
