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The WHO says the cause of death of a female lab worker at a Russian plague research institute remains unconfirmed, with no plague cases recorded and no sign of ongoing transmission. Russian officials reported negative tests on the woman and her contacts, and about 200 people were quarantined after her death on October 2.
Japan has asked Russia to provide information about the death of an employee at a plague research institute in Irkutsk who died of pneumonia last week. Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tokyo is closely monitoring the situation and has formally requested details from Moscow, while Russian authorities have not yet released an official cause of death.
The Kremlin has denied media reports of a second suspected pneumonic plague case in Siberia, saying most coverage is misinformation. The WHO is asking Russia for an official response, while US health officials say the risk to America remains extremely low.
The CDC says it is closely monitoring a suspected pneumonic plague outbreak in Russia after the unexplained death of a 28-year-old laboratory worker in Siberia. Russian authorities have quarantined a hospital in the Irkutsk region and placed nearly 200 people under medical observation, while the U.S. is pressing Moscow for more information.
Russian authorities say no plague cases have been detected after a 28-year-old laboratory technician died in Siberia from suspected pneumonic plague, while the US calls for transparency and the WHO monitors the situation. The institute where she worked says expanded autopsy testing found no plague pathogens, reporting instead COVID-19 and rhinovirus infections.
About 200 people who had contact with a female laboratory worker who died in Siberia have been quarantined, as Russian officials say they have found no evidence she was infected with plague. The woman, 28-year-old Darya Shipilova, worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute and died last week with suspected pneumonic plague, though post-mortem tests showed no signs of the disease. The incident has raised global concern, with the US saying it is monitoring the situation.
A worker at a Russian plague-control institute in Siberia's Irkutsk region has died of suspected pneumonic plague, a US official says, with Washington monitoring the case alongside the CDC. Russian authorities have reported the patient as having pneumonia of unknown origin.
