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prior outbreaks of plague in Aralsk, although it is endemic to Kazakhstan and two cases were reported in the republic earlier this summer. The Soviet explanation of tainted meat is the same explanation offered for9 Sverdlovsk accident. The quarantine suggests pulmonary transmission that can lead to death
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denied the report* of tome mexs media that bubomc plague bad born diagnosedick boy in Guryev Oblast.
The reply received by our correspondeni aoundedllalse alarm The boy aimply bxd enlarged lymph nodes God forbid, as theyittle while Uier KAZaKHSTANSKaYA PRAVDA published an iiemA2TAO corrcspondem: "Bubonic Plague Ho* To Guard Againsthe article, citing Professor V. Stcpanov, director of the USSR Health Ministry Ceotral Aaiaa Anti-PlagueResearch Institute, meationt two cases of bubonic plague this summer, both in Guryev Oblaii. and it ia specified that one case has alreadyatal outcome. Where is thead to ask Ye. Klcbanov for further elucidaiion.
"Two cases of plague were indeed recorded in Guryev Ob Lul thitakov Arkadyevich admitted.the first cue the patient was hospitalised with an utterly different diagnosis and so the treatment waa correspond' ingly different- And only after hii death, during the paiho-anatomical study, an analysii of dead tissue showed the presence of the plague pathogenhould immediately make it dear that this fact has absolutely nothing to do with us at the Kazakhstan Healthpatient was admitted to thehospital and, ai you know, that is an independent medical
"As for the second case which is alreadya. Klcbanov continued, "it remains controversial. The 'bubonic plague' diagnosis was made for the child during an initial examinationeldschcr and wat notsubsequently. It proved impossible to determine whether he really bad the plague because by thepecial examination was carried out special medicines bad already been used which were able to nip the infection in the bud, so toe carried out all the necessary quarantine and anti-epidemic measures As for the boy. be was discharged from hospital long ago and as fainow is well.
In fact "did the boy reallyut is the danger as unreal, as illusory as that? The above-mentionedProfessor V. Stepanov mentions that the forecast0 warned that this summer aa outbreak of very serious discaie should be expected among the rodents within an enormous region including theof all the republics of Central Asia and Kazakhstan. And the forecast proved correct: In Kazakhstan alone plague appeared among rodents oo the territory ofblatts. And the republic's population, the public, learned of this at the height of summer, not before the summer for which this "peak" was predicted.
As regards the "railroad" case, we can only gesture helplessly.much time did the plague victim spendard with other patients receiving common food, treatments, and so forth? This Incidentonth earlier than the next one involving the little boy.
but it was made known to the press far later and th all appearances onlyla it not clear that the wsdeapread DCAiAcatioa of the population regarding such case* ia one of the beat ways ofhere arc many questions, but whichshould they be addressed lo: the republican or Union health ministryhe Ministry of Railways? One thing is obvious Our doctors iull prefer to conceal from people information which affects their health and even lives most directly.
Itxarsk 'Plague' KJHaaaplfallrea
qkqw Worid Service In0 GMTep 90
n outbreak of the plague baa been registered in the town of Aralsk in Kazakhstan.
One of the two people affected has alreadyeople who were in contact with them haveas been placed under quarantine,posts set up, and offices closed.
Specialiits uy the cause of the disease was eating camel's meat. The meat was traced down and destroyed.
New Kazakhstan Newt Agency Registered
oscow Domestic Strviet in0 GMTep 90
ew Kazakh news agency called DANA PRESS has been regiitercd today. The agency offers its contumers "objective information on international, interregional, and intertihnic links; on political,social, and ipiritual life of the peoples and ethnic groups of theANA PRESS has also received the right lo be part of the alt-Union information market.
Tajik SSR OffidaJ Meets Iranian Visitor
0 Dushanbe Domestic Service in TajikMTep 90
[Text| Today Makhkamov. Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR) Supreme Soviet member chairman, member of ihe CPSU Central Committee buro and Tajik Communist Party Central Committee first aeeretnry, received Mohammad Eshaq Madam, member of the presidential office of the Islamic Republic of Iran (bureau records list him as advisor on Sunniakhkamov told the Iranian guest about the democratic changes taking place in the republic, and briefed him oo the Ta;ik SSR aovereignty declaration adopted al the republic's recent Supreme Soviet acsiion. It was noted thai there are greater possibilities for boosting theeconomy and for the development of all-round, mutually advaotageoui contact! with foreign countries, including Iran. Mohammad Eshaq Madani lhanked the Tajikistan people for the disinterested aid to eaae the aftereffects of the earthquake Ia Iran. He noted that peresiioyka. started by Gorbachev,iroog impetus to the new stage in the mutual relations between Iran and
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prime minister suggested that Mikhail Origoryan be appointed deputy prime minister for rural issues. Grig-oryuimember of the previous government.
Manulryan also nominated several candidates forpom. mainly newcomer*.
Ai the afternoon session, the republican parliament has appointed the majority of the Dominated candidates.
Start Legal Affair* Department Chief Appointed
0 Baku Domestic Semce in0 GMTep 90
(Ten) Ayaz Mutalibov. president of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialiit Republic, baa appointed Salilc Kemaloglu Gadzhiyev as the chief or the State Legal Affairs Department of the presidential apparatus.
Anno Damages Georgian Opposition Party Bolldtog
oscow TASS International Service in$ GMTep 90
[Report by TASS correspondent Zurab GrdielishviliJ
[Text]his morning, on Ruslavclicentral street in the Gcorgimattack was carried out on the headquarters of the National independence Party of thisepublic
"The incident was the work of persons as yetano Mei vniKember of the party,ASS correspondent. "The criminals broke windows andthe building. They fired shots from firearm, threw Molotov cocktails into rooms, and wentampage. Considerable damage was caused to thethemselves, to the editorial office and pulishers of thenewspaper, and other adjoining rooms."
"At0 thisoted Rezo MaglakeUdze, chief of the Mtatsmindakiy rayon interna) affairs department, "Unknown persons burst into the building using firearms and committed arson. One room was burned out. The fire was prevented from spreading. Cartridge cases from automatic weapons wereat the site of theimilar incident occurred the same night at another building on Rustaveli Prospekt occupied by the leadership of the National Democratic Party of Georgia- Militia officers recorded traces of arson here, too, and found ammunitionInvestigation bodies arc investigating the
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Quarantine' Cootinoes la Aralsk -
oscow TASS International Service in$ep90
(Teat] Aralsk Ckzyl-Ordainskiy OMast)epThe strict quarantine declared in connection with the appearance of plague in the town is still in force.eople who have been in cooiact with those already diagnosed as having the iltocu have been isolated. Thorough medical supervision has been set up for those in the isolation ward.
Doctors have arrived from Alma-Ata and Tashkent. One hundred and ten* medical workers are carrying out rounds at houses, whileave been sent to work in hospitals. Numerous loads of foodstuffs and medicines are arriving,
A special disinfection of the town* territory Is being carried outamels have been treated, and the goal is to urgently protect all animals against infection. More0 animals are the area. Internal Affairs administration bodies arc checking that quarantine requirements which will be effective untileptember are observed.
'Unity' Movement Uoncbed ID Kazakhstan
oscow Television Service in0 GMTep 90
(Report by correspondent A. Nugmanova fromc-mya" newscast)
fter the Azat movement was setmeansUnityinterethnic movement was created. Both movements enjoy labor collectives support. So what do they stand for?
[Begin recording] [Nugmanova] The Azat and Unity hold views which differ in many ways. But yesterday they sat down at the negotiating table, and after aome arguments, not without mutual reproaches,raft joint statement in which they deemed it necessary to announce their adherence to the principles of the universal declaration oh human rights, legality,and ideological tolerance.epublic with moreationalities it isquote Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan'sbuild some peoples' welfare at the eapense of others.
[T. Koyshibekov ofould first like to mention that the Azat is an internationalist movement The main, issue for the Azat movement is perhaps the attainmentrue state sovereignty for our Kazakh republic
. Kurilov of Unity) The only purpose of ouris interethnic unity and prevention of extremism.
. Lanko of Unity] We want to achieve aclimate in the republic which would be conducive
(Kurilov] Weumber of disagreements because we do notumber of ideas of the AzatSpecifically, we have differences on the issueaw on languages. We will be striving, throughmeans and through deputies, for amendments to the law on languages to be adopted.
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