Mother of Russian lab worker who died of plague: ‘I know the truth’
WHO asked Russia for more details on the lab worker’s illness as officials reported no plague cases among contacts and said more than 90% had been cleared.
- On October 2, 28-year-old Darya Shipilova, a researcher at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia, died following an undisclosed illness. Russia's public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, attributed the death to "pneumonia of unknown etiology."
- Authorities have placed nearly 200 contacts of Shipilova under medical observation while quarantining the hospital in Shelekhov. Officials reported completing a "complex of prophylactic measures," identifying two cases of COVID-19 and two cases of rhinovirus among those monitored.
- Irkutsk Gov. Igor Kobzev described the death as a "particularly dangerous infection," noting the incubation period for pneumonic plague can be as short as 24 hours. Colleagues emphasized that facility safety protocols, established in the 1920s, are extremely strict.
- President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the case "very soon," adding the United States is in "very deep discussions" on the topic.
- Modern antibiotics and surveillance systems make plague far less dangerous than in the medieval era, and experts note the risk to the public is very low as authorities continue monitoring contacts to confirm the cause of death.
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tv4.seA female lab technician dies in a hospital in Russia. Rumor has it she had pneumonic plague. Then the lid is closed by Russian authorities. Here's what we know—and don't know—about the suspected plague case.
It all began on September 25, when Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old girl, broke a test tube containing the pathogen that has alarmed her...
Information Blackouts Mount Amid Rumors Of Lab-Leaked Plague, Russian Media Outlet Reports
by Libby Bandelin at CDN As rumors of a lab-leaked plague in Siberia continue to spread, an independent Russian magazine reported significant information blackouts — removed social media posts, public service announcements and news articles concerning information about the plague allegations. Following the death of 28-year-old Darya Shipilova — a laboratory research technician working at the Anti-Plague Research Institute of … Click to read the…
<p>In Russia, the plague has already allegedly been overcome and quarantine lifted, although WHO still does not know what happened In the Irkutsk region, quarantine was lifted after almost 5,000 negative tests. WHO still does not know the cause of death of the laboratory assistant.</p>
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