Russia Says All Clear After Contact Tracing in Reported Plague Case
Officials said nearly 5,000 samples showed no dangerous pathogens after the worker’s death, and they completed monitoring of about 200 contacts.
- On Thursday, Russia announced it completed medical monitoring for all contacts of Darya Shipilova, an Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute employee, signaling a desire to close the investigation.
- Authorities isolated about 200 people after the 28-year-old lab worker died on October 2 in Shelekhov, amid reports suggesting she contracted pneumonic plague at the institute.
- Specialists found no dangerous pathogens in nearly 5,000 samples, and Irkutsk Governor Igor Kobzev stated Shipilova had community-acquired pneumonia and was vaccinated.
- Senior WHO official Maria Van Kerkhove requested further information on Wednesday, asking, "If this individual didn't die from plague, then how did she die?"
- Rospotrebnadzor declared the public health situation in the region stable, maintaining there are no risks to public health despite continued international scrutiny.
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"The medical follow-up of all the people who were in contact with the patient is over. No health disorder related to an infectious pathology has been detected," announced Igor Kobzev, governor of the Irkutsk region at messenger Max. According to him, about 5,000 laboratory tests have been carried out and "have not revealed the presence of any dangerous pathogen microorganism." Russia has not confirmed that the woman died from the plague. In a st…
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Siberian governor announces ‘all-clear’ following death of Russian plague research institute employee
Authorities in Russia’s Irkutsk region have completed a “series of preventive measures” after the death of Darya Shipilova, an employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute, Governor Igor Kobzev said. She had community-acquired pneumonia, he said.
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