EBOLA, LAB ACCIDENT DEATH - RUSSIA (SIBERIA) (03): CORRECTION
Date:: Wed 26 May 2004
From: Lev Sandakhchiev
lev@vector.nsc.ru A Correction
With regard to the information contained in the Yahoo News report posted on
the ProMED website (see: Ebola, lab accident death - Russia (Siberia) (02)
20040525.1402), there is one significant error concerning the referral of
information to Russian Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation
(WHO).
The report states that: "She [Natalia Skultetskaya, Press Secretary for the
Vector State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology] said the case
was reported immediately to both the Russian Health Ministry and the WHO".
In fact, we kept the Russian Ministry of Health informed about the
development of the situation daily from the day of the accident. And we had
hoped that the disease would not develop. WHO was informed on Mon 17 May
2004 after confirmation of the diagnosis.
I apologize for this mistake which is, probably, the result of
misinterpretation or mistaken translation of the information I presented.
--
Lev Sandakhchiev
lev@vector.nsc.ru and
Natalya Skultetskaya
Press-secretary of the SRC VB VECTOR
[ProMED-mail regrets propagating this error and thanks Lev Sandakhchiev for
making the correction
BOTULISM, DRIED FISH SUSPECTED - RUSSIA (VOLGOGRAD)
http://www.regions.ru/newsheadlines/index.html?section=news&topic=health 4 cases of botulism reported in Volgograd
4 cases of botulism were reported in Volgograd, Russia, one with a fatal
outcome. The affected persons were admitted to the Krasnooktyabrskiy and
Sovetskiy hospitals on 19 May 2004.
If anyone has a REAL subscription to this site, it's the only one that talks about WHERE she was when the 'accident' happened. I can't get in to read the article. My free registration doesn't cover news.
Russian Scientist Dies After Ebola Lab Accident
Science Magazine (subscription) - 2 hours ago
On 5 May, Antonina Presnyakova, 46, pricked her hand with a syringe after drawing blood from infected guinea pigs in an ultrasecure biosafety level 4 (BSL-4 ...
|
If she was in a BSL-4 lab, then she certainly would have had a hard time accidentally sticking herself since nearly 99% of all work in BSL-4 labs is done using glove boxes with extra thick gloves to protect against needle sticks and animal scratches/bites. And as WHO knows Vector is working with Ebola and Marburg, we know they have their viruses in BSL-4 containment. Not to mention the US funds would force them to.