Russia isolates nearly 200 people after reported plague death at Irkutsk lab
- A laboratory worker in Irkutsk, Russia, died after developing pneumonia of unknown origin, while officials investigated reports that she may have had plague.
- Authorities placed nearly 200 people under medical observation, identified the woman’s contacts, and quarantined parts of the hospital in Shelekhov, where she died.
- Rospotrebnadzor said the institute found no evidence of an accident involving pathogens, despite social-media rumors about a broken test tube.
- Officials said the situation was under control, while monitored contacts showed no symptoms and had negative laboratory results.
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Rubio: US Watching Closely After Death at Russia’s Siberia Plague Institute
The United States is watching a case involving a laboratory worker who died at a plague research institute in Siberia, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He stated that while there is no reason to panic, it is important to stay focused on the situation. The worker, a 28-year-old at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research […]
In Irkutsk, an employee of a research institute probably died of lung plague. The authorities appease, but much points to a laboratory accident. However, this is not yet proof of a Russian bio-weapon program.
US ‘closely monitoring’ after Russian lab worker ‘dies of suspected plague’
Marco Rubio has said the US is “closely monitoring” the case involving the death of a laboratory worker in Russia who may have been exposed to pneumonic plague. المصدر: skynews technology The post US ‘closely monitoring’ after Russian lab worker ‘dies of suspected plague’ appeared first on khbrknews.
Daria Chipilova, a laboratory technician working for the Institute for the Control of Irkutsk plague in Siberia, died of unidentified pneumonia. Marco Rubio, the head of American diplomacy, ensures "keep an eye" on this case.
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