No cases of Syberian plague in Armenia, says chief infectionist
14:44 - 13.08.11
The recent outbreak of Syberian plague in Georgia has not spread to
Armenia, says Ara Asoyan, Armenia's chief infectionist.
Speaking to Tert.am, Asoyan said no case of the disease have been
recorded in the country.
The outbreak of the cattle disease in Georgia has reportedly affected
30 people, with 10 being citizens of Azerbaijan.
The specialist further referred to the recently detected cases of
pasteurellosis in one of the villages of Aragatsotn marz. He said the
disease poses no threats to humans.
"Pasteurellosis is not transferred from animals to humans," he said,
adding that only the meat of infected animals can be dangerous.
The disease has a latency period of the is 6-48 hours.
Earlier, the residents the village attributed the outbreak to Georgian
small cattle exported via the the territory of Armenia.
Tert.am
14:44 - 13.08.11
The recent outbreak of Syberian plague in Georgia has not spread to
Armenia, says Ara Asoyan, Armenia's chief infectionist.
Speaking to Tert.am, Asoyan said no case of the disease have been
recorded in the country.
The outbreak of the cattle disease in Georgia has reportedly affected
30 people, with 10 being citizens of Azerbaijan.
The specialist further referred to the recently detected cases of
pasteurellosis in one of the villages of Aragatsotn marz. He said the
disease poses no threats to humans.
"Pasteurellosis is not transferred from animals to humans," he said,
adding that only the meat of infected animals can be dangerous.
The disease has a latency period of the is 6-48 hours.
Earlier, the residents the village attributed the outbreak to Georgian
small cattle exported via the the territory of Armenia.
Tert.am