Rubio Says He Doesn’t Think Death Linked to Russian Plague Lab Is Cause for Alarm
- On Tuesday, U.S. officials confirmed they are closely monitoring a suspected pneumonic plague death in Russia's Irkutsk region, where a 28-year-old laboratory worker died last week from "pneumonia of unknown etiology."
- Darya Shipilova, a technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute, fell ill on September 29 and died days later, prompting authorities to quarantine the Shelekhov hospital amid unconfirmed reports of a laboratory accident involving Yersinia pestis.
- Russian public health agency Rospotrebnadzor placed nearly 200 contacts under medical observation; officials deny any laboratory accident and state that testing detected "no microorganisms associated with the woman's professional activities" in her samples.
- Washington is watching the situation "very closely," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, urging transparency while the U.S. State Department noted that "many details have not been confirmed."
- Assessing the public health risk as low, the World Health Organization noted no wider outbreak has been confirmed; experts emphasize that prompt antibiotic treatment is effective for suspected plague cases.
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Russia should share more information about a plague lab worker who died last week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday. The US embassy in Moscow has warned its citizens in Russia about the plague.
Rusija bi trebala podijeliti više informacija about prošlotjej smrti laboratorijske radnice, rekao je u utorak američki državni tajnik Marco Rubio, dododući da Washington "vrlo pozno" prati situaciju. Laborantica sibirskog instituta za istraživanje kuge razboljela se i u petak […] Objava Što se događa u Rusija? Laborantica died at the institute za kugu, deseci ljudi završili u karanteni pojavila se prvi puta on Novi list.
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Donald Trump has said he will have a call with Vladimir Putin "very soon" as the US closely tracks a suspected pneumonic plague death in Russia.Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, the President said he would contact his Russian counterpart soon.When asked whether he had already been in touch with Mr Putin, he said, "I have a call scheduled."Pressed further on when the conversation would take place, he said, "Very soon." TRENDING Stories Videos You…
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Trump to discuss with Putin over suspected plague case as US officials press Russia for answers
Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said he would have a word with Putin about the case "very soon. "Health authorities are investigating after the death of an employee at an anti-plague institute, which authorities attributed to pneumonia with an unknown cause," he said.
The US is pushing for information on the suspected case in Siberia. WHO is offering Russia assistance in clarifying the cause.
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