Russia isolates nearly 200 people after reported plague death at Irkutsk lab
Officials placed nearly 200 contacts under observation as Russia’s public health watchdog said the cause was pneumonia of unknown origin.
- On Friday, authorities in Siberia's Irkutsk region confirmed a laboratory worker, Darya Shipilova, died from plague after accidentally breaking a test tube containing live bacteria while collecting samples.
- Shipilova was hospitalized Tuesday with severe pneumonia symptoms in Shelekhov, a town near Irkutsk's regional capital, and died Thursday after being placed on a ventilator.
- Alexei Tsydenov, head of the neighboring Buryatia republic, confirmed the infection was isolated and stated no plague outbreaks exist in his region, including areas bordering Mongolia.
- Irkutsk region Governor Igor Kobzev urged public calm after meeting with Rospotrebnadzor chief Anna Popova to coordinate emergency containment measures. At least 197 people were placed under medical observation.
- Russia's most recent recorded plague case occurred in 2016, when a 10-year-old child in the Altai Republic fell ill. Global figures showed 3,248 plague cases from 2010 to 2015.
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Researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection
By Tim Lister and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — Russian authorities are responding to an incident in which a suspected dangerous infection was released as a result of a laboratory accident in Siberia and a researcher died.The incident occurred at the Anti-Plague Research Institute in Shelekhov, near Irkutsk, according to Russian state media TASS.It is
Has plague returned to Siberia? Panic after lab worker's death
A female staff member at an anti-plague institute in the Irkutsk region who died amid rumours of a "black death" outbreak was diagnosed with "pneumonia of unknown origin". Rospotrebnadzor insists that the situation in the region is "stable".
The woman is suspected of contracting the plague from a broken test tube.
Siberian Lab Worker Dies Amid Suspected Plague Exposure, Nearly 200 Under Observation
IRKUTSK (VINnews) — A 28-year-old laboratory technician in Siberia has died after reportedly being exposed to plague bacteria, prompting the quarantine of a hospital and the medical observation of nearly 200 people. Russian authorities, however, have not officially confirmed that plague caused her death. Daria Shipilova, who worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute, died […]
The woman, identified as Daria, a 27 or 28-year-old employee of the Irkutsk anti-plague institute, accidentally broke the cylinder.
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