CDC sees low plague risk, monitors Siberia arrivals after worker death, director says
The CDC said it is ready to monitor and screen travelers as Russia’s health regulator reported no epidemic risk after a plague institute worker died.
- On Wednesday, Prevention Director Erica Schwartz said the risk to the United States from an unconfirmed pneumonic plague case in Siberia is "extremely low," and the agency is prepared to monitor and screen travelers.
- Russian health regulators reported no epidemic risk in Siberia after a plague institute worker died from pneumonia of unestablished origin, though the case has prompted international concern.
- The CDC maintains a port health station at John F. Kennedy International Airport for surveillance, while an HHS spokesman noted about 200 individuals per year from the Siberian region travel to the United States.
- Coordinating with the Department of Homeland Security, the agency is tracking arrivals to assess the threat; President Donald Trump told reporters he does not believe the death resulted from a bioweapon.
- Since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022, direct flights between Russia and the United States have been suspended, limiting travel as agencies continue coordinating to assess potential regional threats.
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The United States is monitoring travelers arriving from Siberia after reports of a possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has assessed the risk to the country as “extremely low,” but has prepared additional surveillance measures. Erica Schwartz, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said a medical checkpoint has been set up at New York’s John F. Kennedy Internat…
The John Kennedy Airport in New York City, where most flights from the region arrive, has established a health centre.
CDC monitors travelers from Siberia after plague worker’s death, director says
On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Erica Schwartz said that the risk to the US from an unconfirmed pneumonic plague case in Siberia was extremely low but the...
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