RUSSIA: OMSK HEALTH OFFICIALS IMPOSE BORDER CHECKS WITH KAZAKHSTAN.(bubonic plague prevention)(Brief Article)

From: IPR Strategic Business Information Database | Date: August 15, 2001 | Copyright information

Local health officials in Omsk Oblast are taking measures to prevent the spread of bubonic plague from neighboring Kazakhstan into the oblast, RIA-Novosti reported on 13 August. Health officials are examining all p...

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