India's 1994 Plague Investigator on Russian Plague: No Threat, But Vigilance Needed

Dr N K Ganguly, who investigated India's 1994 plague outbreak, says Russia's reported plague cases pose no current threat to India, urging vigilance rather than panic. He confirmed the 1994 outbreak as plague caused by Yersinia pestis, noting it spread from Maharashtra to Surat via travel, causing pneumonic plague and billions in economic losses. Ganguly advises modern antibiotics and surveillance can contain plague, dismissing biological warfare fears without evidence, while urging India to establish dedicated plague laboratories and maintain monitoring of animal reservoirs.