CASES OF BUBONIC RABBIT-FEVER REGISTERED IN TSOVAGYUGH VILLAGE OF GEGHARKUNIK MARZ

Noyan Tapan
Mar 12 2007

YEREVAN, MARCH 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Ministry of Health on March
9 received an alarm call that cases of rabbit-fever were registered
among residents of Tsovagyugh village of Sevan region (Gegharkunik
marz). The sanitary and epidemiologic studies conducted by experts
of the ministry showed that 6 laboratory approved cases and 10
suspect cases of rabbit-fever were registered in the village. Ruslana
Gevorgian, advisor to the minister of health, told NT correspondent
that all necessary measures are being taken to prevent the spread of
this infection. Particularly, mass preventive vaccination of villagers
is being done, and possible ways of infection’s transmission are
being examined.

According to R. Gevorgian, rabbit-fever is transmitted to humans via
rodents, while in 2006 the number of rodents grew in Tsovagyugh, so
epizootic studies are being conducted in the village and in adjacent
areas. The cases registered in the village are bubonic forms of the
disease, which proceed without hospitalization. Preventive measures
will continue in Tsovagyugh.