Kyrgyzstan: teenager dies of bubonic plague

[Gert van der Hoek]

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26 August 2013

Confirmed case of bubonic plague in Kyrgyzstan

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In Kyrgyzstan confirmed diagnosis of "bubonic plague" from the recently deceased teenager. It is reported by "Evening Bishkek" referring to the experts of the National Center for Quarantine and Especially Dangerous Infections.

According to preliminary information, the teenager had contracted the plague, eating kebabs from an infected woodchuck.

On the death of the teenager, 15-year-old Temirbek Isakunova, who lived in the village Ichke-Zhergez (Ak-Suu district of Issyk-Kul region), it was revealed last week. It has been reported that a few weeks before his death he had a fever, inflamed lymph nodes. The teenager was hospitalized with a preliminary diagnosis of "bubonic plague" to save his doctors could not.

Later in the Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan stated that the preliminary diagnosis was not confirmed (the ministry suggested that the teenager "could be a therapeutic disease"). However, Sunday, Aug. 25, Deputy Minister of Health Kubanichbek Chuybekov acknowledged that the presence of plague in the adolescent confirmed by several studies.

At present, control measures are carried out. Persons in contact with the death - a total of about 100 people, including health workers - are placed in a hospital. The fund gosmatrezervov urgently de-reserve vaccine against plague. Currently, the Ak-Suu district of vaccination of residents.

In addition, the tract of Sary-Jaz, which is considered a hotbed of plague, carried out the culling of marmots.


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Bubonic plague detected in deceased teenager, final diagnosis to be announced today

‎26 August ‎2013

In Issyk-Kul region, medical workers continue to conduct counter-measures after the death of the 15-year-old teenager. The second diagnosis of the boy's death showed form of bubonic plague. It is supposed that the Republican Emergency Anti-Epidemic Commission will announce the final ...

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Health Ministry officially confirms that bubonic plague killed teenager

26 August 2013

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Case of bubonic plague in Kyrgyzstan confirmed

26/08-2013 Bishkek – 24.kg news agency , by Julia KOSTENKO

The case of bubonic plague in Kyrgyzstan was confirmed, the Government’s Office told 24.kg news agency .

It is noted that medical examinations were conducted again, and the case of plague was confirmed. Emergency antiepidemic commission led by the Vice Prime Minister Kamila Talieva will declare the results of the tests today.

Recall, last week a teenager applied to Ak-Suu district hospital of Issyk-Kul province with the symptoms, typical for bubonic plague. The teenager was diagnosed with “suspected bubonic plague” and was taken to Issyk-Kul province hospital. The tests were negative, but despite all the conducted curative measures, the teenager died on August 22.

 

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Kyrgyzstan on Plague Watch After Man Dies From Rodent Meal

26/08/2013

MOSCOW, August 26 (RIA Novosti) ? Kyrgyzstan?s health officials are on alert after a local teenager died of bubonic plague caught from eating barbecued marmot, the apparent vector for the deadly disease.

A medical check confirmed a 15-year-old boy, who died last Thursday, died of bubonic plague, Kyrgyzstan?s Health Minister Dinara Saginbayeva said Monday.
The teenager, Temirbek Isakunov, told doctors upon hospitalization that he got sick after eating marmot meat he ate while visiting relatives in the country?s south, Kyrgyzstan?s daily Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper said.
The 105 people Isakunov contacted since his ill-fated rodent meal have all been quarantined, although none have showed symptoms of the disease so far, Saginbayeva said.

Kyrgyzstan?s sanitary services have launched a marmot extermination campaign in the country in response, she said.

?I can say in all certainty that there will be no plague epidemic. This is a localized outbreak,? Saginbayeva said.

 

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Teen Dies From Bubonic Plague After Eating Marmot In Kyrgyzstan, Epidemic Not Likely

By Charles Poladian

on August 26 2013

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The teenager was a herder, and after falling ill he was sent to Karakol regional hospital where he was diagnosed with bubonic plague.

As an added measure, health officials are planning to exterminate the marmots (large ground squirrels) in the area and are evaluating other potential carriers, reports Tengrinews. The 105 quarantined individuals have shown no signs or symptoms of the disease. RIA Novosti reports the teen contracted the disease after ingesting marmot, but Tengrinews states the boy may have been bitten by a flea, citing statements made by Tolo Isakov, head of the sanitation department, at a briefing.

Dinara Saginbayeva, Kyrgyzstan's Health Minister, believes the plague is a local outbreak and says the country should not be concerned about a possible epidemic. ?I can say in all certainty that there will be no plague epidemic. This is a localized outbreak,? Saginbayeva said, according to RIA Novosti.

Read more: IB Times

 

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Three other people hospitalized with suspected bubonic plague in Ak-Suu district

27/08-2013 08:56, Bishkek – 24.kg news agency , byby Makhinur NIYAZOVA

Other three people were hospitalized with suspected bubonic plague in Ak-Suu district of Kyrgyzstan, the Government’s Office of Kyrgyzstan informed 24.kg news agency.

According to it, the day before a woman (21 yo) with a child (2 yo) and one more relative (12 yo) were brought down from a mountain pasture in Sary-Kamysh village.

As it was reported, they had high temperature and lumps (buboes) in axillary and neck spaces. They had contacts with the dead 15-year-old teenager Temirbek Isakunov, who was diagnosed with bubonic plague.

They were hospitalized to local Ak-Suu district hospital and were put under medical observation.

As it was informed earlier, at present 102 people (teenager’s relatives and medical workers) are under quarantine.

 

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Kyrgyzstan Bubonic Plague Outbreak: Hundreds Quarantined After Teen Boy Temir Issakunov Dies
By Hannah Osborne | August 27, 2013 9:15 AM GMT

Over 100 people have been quarantined in Kyrgyzstan after a teenage boy died from the bubonic plague.

Temir Issakunov, 15, is thought to have caught the disease from a flea bite or from eating some infected barbequed marmot meat.

He became ill after eating a meal with friends and family in Ichke-Zhergez, a village near the border with Kazakhstan.

Health officials said he died last week. However, he was not diagnosed with bubonic plague by doctors at the Karakol regional hospital until now...

 

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Ministry of Health: 148 hospitalized persons who were in contact with the dead of bubonic plague

08/27/13 16:58, Bishkek - News Agency "24.kg" , Shaukat Thurgau

Identified and hospitalized 148 people who were in contact with the dead of bubonic plague. The press service of the Ministry of Health.

As noted, August 26, 2013 in the village of Ichke Zhergez Issyk-Kul region further identified 17 people (five of them - children under 14 years of age) exposed to the dead.

All 148 people are under the supervision of doctors, get doxycycline one capsule twice a day. Children get tsiproflaksatsin of 0.25 grams twice a day. The satisfactory condition of the people, the temperature, no one raised.

It is pointed out that the village Ichke-Zhergez has 394 households, of which examined 284. From 1 thousand 653 people examined 1000 423. Among them, 548 children under 14 years of age, patients with suspected A20 have been identified. There are 8 patients with physical illnesses temperaturyaschih not revealed.

Doctors are continuing monitoring of the health of the local population.

When podvorovom crawling on August 26 revealed three residents of the village of Sary-Ottuk and Reed, who showed fever, cough, sore throat, throat congestion. All three were hospitalized in the infectious disease section of Ak-Sui regional hospital, doctors examined the Republican Clinical Hospital for Infectious Diseases, who came to the area to provide advice and practical assistance.

According to the doctors, characteristic clinical manifestations of plague in humans is not observed. 15 contacts (relatives), as well as the three above mentioned villager them at night on August 26 isolated in a medical ward Ak-Sui territorial hospital and are under the supervision of medical professionals.

 

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AFP | Bishkek August 27, 2013 Last Updated at 20:35 IST
3 more possible plague cases as Kyrgyzstan battles outbreak

...The emergency ministry said that three more people from the same village as the victim were hospitalised today on suspicion of being infected with the deadly disease.

"Residents of Sary-Kamysh... Came to the hospital at 12:30 am," the ministry said in a statement. "They are now under medical care."

The three new patients, a woman with a toddler and a teenager, exhibited symptoms of bubonic plague, namely a fever and swollen lymph nodes in their armpit and neck areas, an informed Kyrgyzstan government source told AFP on condition of anonymity...

 

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Other 4 people taken to Ak-Suu district hospital

28/08-2013 09:21, Bishkek ? 24.kg news agency , by Makhinur NIYAZOVA

Other 4 residents of Ichke-Zhergez village, who were complaining of fever, have been hospitalized to the infectious disease unit of Ak-Suu district hospital, the Health Care Ministry of Kyrgyzstan reported.

As it was noted, all four had no contacts with Temirbek Isakunov, a teenager, who died of bubonic plague. ?Medics got blood samples for testing and sent them to the Disease Prevention and the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision Department. The samples are being analyzed at the time,? the Health Care Ministry reported.

According to the ministry, as of today about 160 people, who had contacts with the dead bubonic plague patient and just cautious about their health citizens, have been detected and hospitalized.

As it was noted, in general, 160 people were in contact with the dead. All of them are under control of medics, they receive medicines. They state of health is stable.

Additional sets of protective clothing, disposable medical gloves, laboratory glassware, reagents, tents, disinfecting and exterminating agents have been sent to Ak-Suu district.

The Health Care Ministry has allocated 150,000 soms for travel costs and fuel.

 

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Preliminary results of tests for plague, taken before the three were residents of Ak-Suu district, negative

08/28/13 8:36 Bishkek - News Agency "24.kg" , Makhinur NIYAZOVA

Preliminary results of tests for plague, taken before the three were residents of Ak-Suu District negative. The press-center of the Ministry of Health.

As previously reported, in traversing the homestead on August 26 revealed three residents of the villages Ottuk and Sarah-Reed, who showed fever, cough and other symptoms of the bubonic form of the plague.

All three were hospitalized in the infectious disease section of Ak-Sui regional hospital, doctors examined the Republican Clinical Hospital for Infectious Diseases, who came to the area to provide advice and practical assistance.

According to doctors, clinical manifestations similar to the plague, no. For additional exceptions suspicions conducted laboratory tests. Preliminary results of the analysis is negative.

Contacts with these three patients - 15 men from among relatives - at night on August 26 in isolated medical ward Ak-Sui hospital and are under the supervision of medical professionals.

It is also reported that health care providers continue to podvorovy bypass in the quarantine zone Ak-Suu district of Issyk-Kul region.

According to authorities, continued monitoring of the health of the local population. Currently held bypass 7000 369 yards, 845 Viewed 36,000 people. Patients with suspected plague bubonic form is not revealed.

 

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In the Issyk-Kul region, hospitalized 160 people from the contacts of those who died of bubonic plague

Bishkek, Aug. 28 / Kabar /.

infectious disease clinic in Ak-Sui TB August 28 hospitalized 4 more citizen-s.Ichke Zhergez with complaints of fever.

According to the press center of the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic, all four of them in contact with the patient (deceased) T.Isakunovym were not. From the above analysis of hospitalized patients are taken to the PCR diagnostics and sent to DPZiGSEN 23.30.

In laboratory tests DPZiGSEN received at 6:30 pm on 28 August, and is currently working on new material. total on 19:00 August 27, 2013 contacts with the patient (deceased) revealed 160 people. All-exposed persons are under the supervision of doctors, get doxycycline 1 capsule twice a day, children tsiproflaksatsin 0.25 twice a day. Exposed satisfactory condition, temperaturyaschih not.

Ministry of Health on August 27 in Ak-Suu region for further dispatch:
- Disposable protective suits in the amount of 250 sets;
- protective clothing for repeated use 2 sets;
- Disposable medical gloves, 1000 pairs;
- glassware, reagents;
- tents, 4 pcs.
- disinfectants: calcium hypochlorite, 150 lbs., lizoformin-200 kg., sanifort-200kg.
- deratizational means (to kill a mouse, fleas) tsiprometrin-10l., brodefar-10l., absolyutdust-50 kg. and snares, 200 pcs.

In addition to travel expenses and fuel allocated 150 thousand soms.

Medical workers at this time to continue to monitor the health of the local population. At 17:00 pm on August 27, a total of at Ak-Suu district health workers conducted patrols 7369 yards, viewed 36000 845 people (65 000 201 people of the district), including children under the age of 14 - 14 000 200 patients with suspected on the A20 have been identified.

Total for the Ak-Suu district for medical podvorovogo bypass and awareness-raising work involved 499 employees, of which 324 medical professionals (doctors, paramedics, nurses, FAP, FGP) and 175 members of village health committees.

To ensure public order and disengagement of quarantine areas organized 5 posts employees Ak-Suu district police department.

As previously reported, in traversing the homestead on August 26 revealed three residents of s.Ottuk and s.Sary-Reed, who showed fever, cough, sore throat, throat congestion, etc.

All three were hospitalized in the infectious disease section of Ak-Sui TB infection disease doctors examined the Republican Clinical Hospital for Infectious Diseases, who arrived in the Ak-Suu district to provide consultative and practical help. According to the doctors' clinical symptoms suspicious of plague is not, in order to further avoid suspicion of plague laboratory tests are taken Karakol PCHO staff and directed to the PCR diagnostics DPZiGSEN.

Preliminary results of the analysis is negative.

Contacts with these three patients of 15 people from the family at night on August 26 in isolated medical ward Ak-Sui TB and are under the supervision of medical professionals.

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August 29, 2013, 15:28

Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan urges Kazakhs to refrain from various trips to Kyrgyzstan

ASTANA. August 29. KAZINFORM - Given that the plague is a particularly dangerous infections transmitted by airborne droplets, contact paths and the bite of an insect, the Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan urges Kazakhstan citizens to refrain from various trips (business, travel, etc.) in Kyrgyzstan to stabilize the epidemiology of plague.

The Minister of Health of Kyrgyzstan Dinara Saginbaeva in a telephone conversation with the Minister of Health of Kazakhstan Salidat Kairbekova officially confirmed case of the death of one person from the bubonic plague.

At the request of the Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan Kyrgyz colleagues sent to this country a team of specialists and diagnostic agents to conduct research on the plague. In addition, the Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan offered assistance for the control activities at the site of infection.

Recall the Ministry of Health to intensify prevention efforts at the border with Kyrgyzstan territory.

In order to prevent the introduction and spread of plague to the territory of the Republic, at checkpoints across the state border in Zhambyl and Almaty regions from August 24 this year to strengthen the monitoring of persons crossing the border, conducted training exercises with the relevant government agencies and departments, outreach to the public.

http://inform.kz/rus/article/2585519

 

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Analyses of the four residents of Ak-Suu district on bubonic plague have not been confirmed

August 30, 2013, 16:09

CA-NEWS (KG) - Tests for bubonic plague four residents of Ak-Suu district of Issyk-Kul region, previously hospitalized with fever, showed a negative result. This is the head of AKI At-Bashy Plague Branch Karimdzhanov Rahman, who is in Karakol.

Recall, Issyk-Kul died from bubonic plague 15-year-old boy. The Ministry of Health has officially confirmed the diagnosis. In some places, up to 30 Aug. quarantine.

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In the infectious disease department Ak-Sui hospitals are 7 people from the pin on the plague


09/03/13 13:57, Bishkek - News Agency "24.kg" ,

Anastasia BENGARD

In the infectious disease department Ak-Sui regional hospital among hospitalized contact with the deceased from the bubonic form of plague teens today are 7 people. This was said in the press center of the Ministry of Health.

According to him, tomorrow, September 4th, the last day quarantine in the village Ichke-Zhergez.

As previously reported, on August 22 at the Ak-Sui hospital died on 15-year-old Ichke-Zhergeza Temirbek Isakunov, who diagnosed "bubonic form of plague." All those days doctors conducted counter-measures. All under the supervision of physicians was more than 160 contacts, which were receiving prophylactic antibiotic therapy.

 

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Bubonic plague quarantine in Ichke-Zhergez village, Issyk-Kul province, lifted

04/09-2013 09:34, Bishkek ? 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD

Quarantine, which was announced due to registered bubonic plague case in Ichke-Zhergez village of Issyk-Kul province, was lifted, the Deputy Health Care Minister, the Head of Republican Antiepidemic Measures Center Kubanychbek Choibekov informed 24.kg news agency.

According to him, at present, only three from the number of hospitalized and contacted with thedied of bubonic plague teenager still remain in infectious unit of the hospital.

Recall, 15-year-old resident of Ichke-Zhergez village Temirbek Isakunov, diagnosed with bubonic plague, died in Ak-Suu district hospital on August 22. All these days specialists has been taking preventive measures. More than 160 contacted people were under medical observation and took medicines.

 

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Last quarantined after bubonic plague case discharged from hospital

05/09-2013 14:38, Bishkek ? 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD

The last of the quarantined after bubonic plague case residents of Ak-Suu district were discharged from the hospital, head of the Public Health Department of the Health Care Ministry Asylbek Sydykanov told 24.kg news agency .

Note, only 3 people from among the hospitalized and contacted with died of bubonic plague teenager stayed in the hospital. ?All of them were discharged today. Quarantine was lifted. Preventive measures will be enhanced throughout the republic,? Asylbek Sydykanov said.

As it was reported earlier, 15-year-old resident of Ichke-Zhergez village Temirbek Isakunov died of bubonic plague on August 22 in Ak-Suu district hospital.