WHO says no signs of further Russian infections after plague lab worker dies
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The World Health Organization (WHO) said today that it was cooperating with Russian authorities after the death of a laboratory assistant from the Institute for Combating Plague in Russia's Irkutsk region in Siberia was reported, Agence France-Presse reported, BTA reported. "The initial UN risk assessment, based on available information, indicates that the risk is moderate to low for Irkutsk, low for the Russian Federation as a whole and very lo…
WHO: No Signs of Further Russian Infections after Plague Lab Worker Dies
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that Russian authorities have identified all of the people in contact with a laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Siberia who died of unknown causes. "All of the patients' contacts have been reportedly identified and are being monitored for illness, and none to date have shown symptoms of illness," said WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier.
WHO says no signs of further Russian infections after plague lab worker dies
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that Russian authorities have identified all of the people in contact with a laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Siberia who died of unknown causes.
Russian authorities, which have not yet responded to a request from the WHO, investigate whether the pneumonic plague was the cause of the death of the female worker
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