Siberian plague lab death shows why Moscow can’t be trusted
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The possible leak of a pathogen from a Russian laboratory in Siberia has caused global alarm. A 28-year-old employee of Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute died of pneumonia on Oct. 2. But while this incident appears contained, the fact that it took place in Russia is concerning in and of itself.
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A deadly black plague outbreak has reportedly erupted in Russia -- killing a young scientist, forcing nearly 200 people into isolation and triggering accusations that Vladimir Putin's regime is trying to keep the terrifying infection under wraps.
A Russian plague lab worker died of "pneumonia of unknown origin," officials say, in response to initial reports that she was exposed to the deadly bacteria during a lab accident.
U.S. investigators are closely monitoring reports that dozens of people are in quarantine after the death of a Russian laboratory worker studying the plague in Siberia. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the State Department, the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Respo…
The U.S. is closely monitoring a potential case of pneumonic plague in Russia after a laboratory worker who studied the disease fell ill and died. Russian authorities insist there is no cause for alarm, but officials have imposed quarantines and other measures at several medical facilities in Siberi…
Russian authorities have quarantined a hospital and are monitoring contacts of an employee at a plague research institute in Siberia who contracted pneumonia of an "unknown" cause. Local state TV said the woman died last week.
Conflicting information about the death of a lab worker at a Russian plague research institute has fueled fears about the possibility of pneumonic plague spreading.
World Health Organization detects no sign of further outbreak since Darya Shipilova died last week The World Health Organization has said the risk of an epidemic in Russia is low after the sudden death of a lab technician who worked at a plague research institute in Siberia.
Reports of a lab worker dying in Russia after allegedly being exposed to plague have raised concerns, even as the WHO says the public health risk is low.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is monitoring reports of a 28-year-old researcher who died of a “pneumonia of unknown etiology” in Russia but confirmed there is “no indication of a broader threat” from her death to the United States.
The possible leak of a pathogen from a Russian laboratory in Siberia has caused global alarm. A 28-year-old employee of Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute died of pneumonia on Oct. 2. But while this incident appears contained, the fact that it took place in Russia is concerning in and of itself.
A Russian lab worker died after contracting severe pneumonia, with U.S. officials and the WHO pressing Russia for transparency amid unconfirmed reports of a possible plague link.
