Did Russia Make Europe Panic without Firing a Missile? EU Terrified After Siberian Plague Incident
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After the death of a laboratory worker in an Institute for the Control of Pests in Siberia, many questions are open. Russian authorities contradict the reports that the woman had been infected with lung plague after a laboratory accident. The U.S. Health Department is monitoring the case.
Did Russia make Europe panic without firing a missile? EU terrified after Siberian plague incident
The European Union says it is closely monitoring reports of a laboratory worker’s death at Russia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia, after Russian authorities quarantined a hospital and placed contacts under medical observation. While unconfirmed reports raised fears of pneumonic plague, Russia says testing found no link to the pathogens handled at the facility, with the EU assessing the infection risk to Europe as very low.
The European Commission is monitoring the situation after an employee of a laboratory in Siberia died from an incident involving the pathogen responsible for the plague. Approximately 200 people have been placed under medical supervision, but the Russian authorities have not yet confirmed the existence of an outbreak.
The European Commission (EC) is closely following a suspected case of lung plague in Siberia, Russia, and is ready to coordinate a response between EU Member States if necessary, reports Euronews.
After a woman in Russia died after an accident at an anti-plague laboratory, concerns have arisen about infection.
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