WHO Seeks Answers From Russia Over Mystery Pneumonia After Plague Lab Death
The agency said transparency is needed to assess health risks after conflicting reports about the cause of a Siberian lab worker’s death and a possible second case.
- The World Health Organization requested information from Russia on Wednesday regarding the death of a Siberian plague institute worker and reports of a second employee with pneumonia of undetermined cause.
- Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old laboratory worker in Siberia, died on Friday from pneumonia of unestablished origin, prompting authorities to quarantine around 200 people.
- Russia's health watchdog reported on Tuesday that no cases of plague were detected among contacts, and 60% of those initially quarantined have been released; however, the agency has not publicly explained the cause of Shipilova's pneumonia.
- Although some Western media outlets reported a second death in Siberia, Reuters could not verify these claims or find evidence that a second person died.
- President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Russia to provide transparency regarding the incident, emphasizing the need to clarify potential public health risks.
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The WHO asks for clarification, international attention is growing: Beijing collaborates with Moscow, Washington is pressing for more information. The Kremlin denies the alarms and invites us to trust Russian health agencies. Even on the first death, however, too many details are missing.
<p>WHO has requested information from Russia about a possible second case of plague in Siberia WHO is checking reports of the death of an anti-plague institute worker from severe pneumonia. The organization requested data on The second patient</p>.
Washington and the World Health Organization (WHO) are asking Moscow for more information on the death of a Russian researcher in the midst of reports of suspected pulmonary plague, while Russia confirms that no confirmed injuries have been recorded.
Russian authorities have previously denied that a female laboratory worker died of plague.
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