Rospotrebnadzor commented on the data on the possible emergence of a new deadly “Disease X” in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Representatives of the department are quoted by RIA Novosti .
“Rospotrebnadzor is studying all sources and publications on the topic that relate to the incidence in the Congo,” the press service said.
Former chief sanitary doctor of Russia, deputy State Duma Gennady Onishchenko earlier noted that the professional community, in particular World Health Organization , it is necessary to pay close attention to the statements of the African scientist, who announced the signs of “Disease X”. He stressed that the emergence of new infections is inevitable, as it is part of the evolutionary process.
In January, DRC microbiologist Jean-Jacques Muembe-Tamfum warned the possibility of the appearance of the deadly “Disease X”. According to the doctor, one of his patients had early symptoms of hemorrhagic fever, while her tests for the Ebola virus and other known diseases showed negative results. He believes that a sick woman can become zero patient infected with the new virus. The disease is thought to be as contagious as the coronavirus, with deaths from infection reaching 50 to 90 percent of Ebola.