Russia says no plague cases detected among contacts of deceased lab worker
Authorities said extensive testing found no plague-linked microorganisms in the worker’s body and that 60% of 200 quarantined contacts were released.
- On Tuesday, Russia's health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor reported that no plague cases were detected among contacts of a deceased Siberian plague institute laboratory worker who died last week.
- The 28-year-old woman died on Friday from pneumonia of an as-yet unestablished origin, prompting the quarantine of a local hospital in the Shelekhov district near Irkutsk.
- Local media reported that around 200 people were previously quarantined as a precaution, with 60% already released. Rospotrebnadzor added that no infectious diseases were reported among institute staff in Irkutsk over the past 10 days.
- World Health Organization spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said on Tuesday that Russian authorities have not yet responded to their request for information. Elena Sofina, deputy head of the Shelekhov district, stated that what she called "a dangerous diagnosis" had not been confirmed.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov expressed appreciation for an offer of help on Monday from President Donald Trump, though it remains unclear if Moscow will accept. Trump previously described the situation as a "big problem for Russia.
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The World Health Organisation has confirmed that Russian authorities reported no cases of plague in Siberia. A laboratory worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute recently died from pneumonia. Investigations revealed she had a typical acute respiratory viral infection and not pneumonic plague. Russian officials have completed contact tracing and concluded that the epidemiological situation remains stable. US officials are advising Ru…
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SHELEKHOV, Russia — Russia's health watchdog said Tuesday that no cases of plague were detected among anyone who came into contact with a Siberian plague institute laboratory worker who died last week, and locals said their lives were barely disrupted.
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SHELEKHOV, Russia >> Russia’s health watchdog said today that no cases of plague had been detected among anyone who had come into contact with a Siberian plague institute laboratory worker who died last week, and locals said their lives had barely been disrupted.
Russian Health Watchdog Says No Plague Cases Among Contacts of Deceased Lab Worker
This undated photo released in 2019 by the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East shows the institute workers in a lab. (The Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East via AP)
No plague cases detected in Siberia, says Russia; locals play down scare
Russia's health watchdog said on Tuesday that no cases of plague had been detected among anyone who had come into contact with a Siberian plague institute laboratory worker who died last week
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