Russia isolates nearly 200 people after reported plague death at Irkutsk lab
- A 28-year-old worker at Russia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute died after developing severe pneumonia, but authorities did not confirm plague as the cause.
- Reports said the worker may have broken a test tube containing plague bacteria, though the exposure account was not officially confirmed.
- Nearly 200 people who may have contacted the worker were placed under medical observation, including more than 100 who were monitored in hospitals.
- Shelekhov District Hospital was placed under quarantine, while officials described the regional epidemiological situation as stable.
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Marco Rubio has stated that the White House is following up on the case after the death of an investigator in Irkutsk.
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Russian Lab Worker Dead After Breaking Virus Vial at Plague Research Facility; Quarantine Active - Charisma Magazine Online
The Russian government has instituted a quarantine in response to a lab worker at a research facility dying from an unknown illness. The Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia lab worker, a 28-year-old woman whom some have identified as Darya Shipilova, died after being diagnosed with pneumonia of “unknown” origin, according to CNN. The institute […]
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