the staff of the office of Rospotrebnadzor in the Republic of Tuva revealed the spread of the plague pathogen in natural foci in Ovyur and Mongun-taiga kojuun the region. This is stated in the message on the Agency’s website.
Recall, the main carriers of this infection are rodents in Mongolia and edge to her Russian regions is mainly marmots – as well as fleas. The disease can be transmitted from animals to people through contact, bites, the use of meat as food. Infection can occur from person to person.
On the territory, where he found the causative agent of plague, is a village between khandagayty with a population of more than 3 thousand people, and a shepherd are eight sites, which now lives of 51 people, including 16 children.
Around the village conducted by barrier pest control on the area of four thousand hectares. Also in both areas, vaccination of the population.
