The Izvestia News Center will tell about the outbreak of the Nipah virus.

On January 29, at 12:00, a press conference on the topic will be held at the Izvestia press center.: "Nipah virus: a new epidemic or a local outbreak."

Why is the Nipah virus considered particularly dangerous and deadly? What are the main symptoms of the disease and how quickly do they develop? Is there a risk of the Nipah virus spreading in Russia?

Participants:

- Alexander Gorelov, Deputy Director for Scientific Work of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences;

-Natalia Pshenichnaya, Deputy Director for Clinical and Analytical Work at the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, MD.

For FULL-time accreditation to the press center, you must send an email press-center@iz.ru send your full name, media name, series and passport number.

Important: Media representatives can participate in the press conference ONLINE with prior accreditation. To do this, send an email press-center@iz.ru Full name, media name, and mobile number linked to the installed Telegram app.

The broadcast will be available on the website iz.ru .

Media accreditation: press-center@iz.ru , tel. (495) 937-61-70, ext. 4805, 4236

Entrance for media representatives is subject to prior accreditation upon presentation of a passport.

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