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Russia’s Public Health Watchdog Denies a Second Infection in Suspected Pneumonic Plague Case – WTOP News
WHO sought more details after Russia said extensive testing found no evidence the lab worker’s illness came from plague pathogens.
- On Thursday, Russia's public health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor denied that a lab worker in Siberia spread infection to another person, rejecting reports of a second case as fake.
- The lab worker at a research institute in Irkutsk died of pneumonia of unknown origin on Oct. 2, with unconfirmed reports in Russia blaming the death on pneumonic plague, a severe form capable of human-to-human transmission.
- Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO director of Epidemic and Pandemic Management, said the agency does not know the cause of death, while Rospotrebnadzor claimed "extensive" testing found no evidence the illness stemmed from pathogens the worker handled.
- Rospotrebnadzor confirmed "no emergencies in dealing with pathogens" during a biological safety probe and noted the deceased worker had been vaccinated and held immunity to dangerous infections.
- The World Health Organization has requested further information to clarify the pneumonia cause; Russian state-controlled media have largely avoided the subject while Some news outlets withdrew earlier reports.
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Reports of 2nd Case Linked to Siberian Plague Lab Are False: Russian Regulator
This undated photo released in 2019 by the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East, shows the institute workers in a lab. (The Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East via AP)
·New York, United States
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It is recalled that an employee of the institute breathed her last.
·Marousi, Greece
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Russia’s public health watchdog denies a second infection in suspected pneumonic plague case – WTOP News
Russia’s public health watchdog on Thursday denied that a lab worker who died in Siberia had spread infection to another person, as global concerns swirled about suspected pneumonic plague. Rospotrebnadzor has said that the lab worker at a plague research institute in Irkutsk in southeastern Siberia died of pneumonia of unknown origin. In tersely worded...
·Chevy Chase, United States
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Total News Sources49
Leaning Left7Leaning Right7Center11Last UpdatedBias Distribution44% Center
Bias Distribution
- 44% of the sources are Center
44% Center
L 28%
C 44%
R 28%
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