Ministry of Health and Sports, and National Center of Zoonotic Disease held joint press conference on the issue of marmot plague. After the conference, we had interview with Director of NCZD N.Tsogbadrakh.
Another person has been just infected of the disease after the citizen of Khuvsgul province was dead due to the disease. Please give us details?
41 year old person in Darkhan city assumed of being infected is currently receiving treatment. But the diagnosis is not clear after we made bacteriological testing of the sample brought from Darkhan city. There were 40-50 people whom the patient had first-level contact. Then, 6 of them have been brought into the capital city and quarantined at their homes. Also, we have partly declared quarantine zone in Darkhan city.
Is there any integrated research on the disease conducted by the center? How many people have been infected until today?
The center has run the research on human sickness rate from the disease during the period of 1995 – 2014. In total, 82 people have been registered as infected, 34 of them were dead. This year, 9 people have been infected, and two were dead. Symptoms of marmot plague have been previously shown in majority of our country, 70% of total areas. 6 soums of those areas have “A” level infectious rate every year. During last 20 years, the disease infection rate has been increasing in countryside and showing a tendency for further spread in crowded areas including cities for last two years.
It is said that there are vaccines to prevent the disease. How much does it cost to get injected?
We injected 30 thousand dosages of vaccines nationwide during the period of July 15 – August 15. We injected herders, livestock, policemen, state emergency workers and hospital staff in rural areas, who are likely to be first exposed to the disease. Anyone who is necessary to travel to rural areas could get injected for free of charge at district health centers or National Center Zoonotic Disease.
R.Oyun
Ministry of Health and Sports, and National Center of Zoonotic Disease held joint press conference on the issue of marmot plague. After the conference, we had interview with Director of NCZD N.Tsogbadrakh.
Another person has been just infected of the disease after the citizen of Khuvsgul province was dead due to the disease. Please give us details?
41 year old person in Darkhan city assumed of being infected is currently receiving treatment. But the diagnosis is not clear after we made bacteriological testing of the sample brought from Darkhan city. There were 40-50 people whom the patient had first-level contact. Then, 6 of them have been brought into the capital city and quarantined at their homes. Also, we have partly declared quarantine zone in Darkhan city.
Is there any integrated research on the disease conducted by the center? How many people have been infected until today?
The center has run the research on human sickness rate from the disease during the period of 1995 – 2014. In total, 82 people have been registered as infected, 34 of them were dead. This year, 9 people have been infected, and two were dead. Symptoms of marmot plague have been previously shown in majority of our country, 70% of total areas. 6 soums of those areas have “A” level infectious rate every year. During last 20 years, the disease infection rate has been increasing in countryside and showing a tendency for further spread in crowded areas including cities for last two years.
It is said that there are vaccines to prevent the disease. How much does it cost to get injected?
We injected 30 thousand dosages of vaccines nationwide during the period of July 15 – August 15. We injected herders, livestock, policemen, state emergency workers and hospital staff in rural areas, who are likely to be first exposed to the disease. Anyone who is necessary to travel to rural areas could get injected for free of charge at district health centers or National Center Zoonotic Disease.
R.Oyun