What Is the Pneumonic Plague?
Russian health officials are tracing about 200 contacts and have reported no secondary infections so far, the World Health Organization said.
- On October 2, Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old laboratory technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute, died in Shelekhov. Russian authorities are investigating whether her death resulted from exposure to pneumonic plague.
- Accounts conflict regarding how Shipilova contracted the illness; some reports suggest a broken test tube holding Yersinia, while others cite a research expedition to Buryatia near Mongolia to study plague-infested squirrels.
- Svetlana, the victim's mother, accused doctors of failing to save her daughter, while local governor Igor Kobzev maintained the cause was pneumonia. Authorities placed around 200 people under medical watch.
- The WHO is contacting Russian health authorities to verify circumstances, laboratory test results, and contact-tracing efforts. According to the organization, public health risk to the general population currently appears low.
- Russia's health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, reported no evidence of an accident involving pathogens at the institute. International Health Regulations require countries to respond to health inquiries within 24 hours.
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By Jen Christensen, CNN The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that it still has no clear answers to the recent death of a worker from a Russian institute investigating the plague. Death, subsequent isolation of hundreds of colleagues and close contacts, and reports that another employee might suffer
What is pneumonic plague and how does it spread?
The World Health Organization has sought clarification from Russian authorities following the death of a worker employed at a plague research laboratory in Siberia. While the exact circumstances remain under investigation, the incident has generated widespread media attention and speculation about the potential causes. Russian officials have stated that individuals who had contact with the deceased worker have tested negative for pneumonic plagu…
Pneumonic plague is often described as the most virulent form of plague Getty Images via BBC The World Health Organization has asked Russia for more information about the death of an employee of a plague research laboratory in Siberia. 的Like g1 on Google and follow the main news of the day It is still unclear exactly what led the worker to get sick, but news from the media generated a series of speculations. Russian authorities are still investi…
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