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Russia Denies Plague Death But Quarantines Hundreds in Irkutsk
Russian health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor denies that Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute, died of plague, attributing her death to 'pneumonia of unknown aetiology…
Pneumonic Plague: What We Know About Treatment and Transmission of This Disease That Has 'not Disappeared from the Planet
The death of an employee at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia on Friday, October 2, has sparked concern despite reassurances from Russian authorities and the World Health Organizat…
Russia Plague Scare Puts US on Watch As Rubio Flags Possible Internal Spread
A laboratory employee at Russia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute has tested positive for an infection, raising alarms over possible internal contagion. Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, …
Russia Denies Lab Worker Died of Plague As Quarantine in Siberia Stays in Place
Rospotrebnadzor said tests found no pathogen linked to the deceased lab worker's work at the Irkutsk anti-plague institute, but more than 60 colleagues remained isolated inside the building and severa…
Mass Quarantine Issued in Russia After Unexplained Death of Plague Researcher
Roughly 200 people are under medical observation, several hospitals are under quarantine, and dozens are in isolation in Russia following the unexplained death of an infectious disease researcher at t…
Russia Hospitalizes Almost 200 People After Researcher's Death from Plague: Reports
Nearly 200 people are under medical observation in Russia’s Irkutsk region over suspected exposure to plague, according to local media reports. Stakeholders assess operational and strategic impacts fo…
Has Plague Returned to Siberia? Panic in Russia After Death of Lab Worker
A female staff member at an anti-plague institute in the Irkutsk region who died amid rumours of a "black death" outbreak was diagnosed with "pneumonia of unknown origin". Rospotrebnadzor insists that…
Plague in Siberia: Lab Worker Dies After Test-tube Accident; 200 Contacts Monitored
In a tragic incident in Irkutsk, Russia, a laboratory worker died after an accidental exposure to live plague bacteria from a broken test tube. Nearly 200 individuals potentially exposed to her are un…