DOH monitoring suspected pneumonic plague case in Russia
The Department of Health is monitoring a suspected pneumonic plague case in Russia and following World Health Organization advice, Malacañang and the DOH said on October 7, according to The Manila Times, SunStar and GMA News. The DOH told SunStar the Bureau of Quarantine screens travelers' travel and health history and checks incoming cargo and ships for rodents and fleas. A lab worker in Siberia died and nearly 200 people were placed under observation.
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- Cebu Daily News — Pneumonic plague: How Russia and the world are responding to a possible case
- GMA News — DOH monitoring reported 'plague' in Russia
- SunStar — DOH readies for Russia pneumonic plague
- The Manila Times — DOH monitoring Russia plague, Malacañang says
- Philstar — DOH monitoring Russia outbreak