The Death of a Russian Plague Researcher, Explained by a Microbiologist
Russian officials say contacts tested negative as investigators work to confirm the cause of death at the plague lab.
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The Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East via APConflicting information about the death of a lab worker at a Russian plague research institute has fuelled fears about the possibility of pneumonic plague spreading. Nearly 200 people are in quarantine in Siberia after 28-year-old Darya Shipilova fell ill at work and later died on October 2. The exact circumstances of her death are unknown. A senior Russian official posted …
After the death of a laboratory technician in the Russian region of Irkutsk, concern for the spread of a lung plague is growing. This is unlikely, says the head of the Institute for Microbiology of the Bundeswehr. But central questions are open.
MILENIO The World Health Organization (WHO) asked the Russian authorities for more information on the death of a possible case of pneumonic plague from a laboratory worker who studies dangerous pathogens in the region of Irkutsk (Siberia, eastern Russia) on October 2. “WHO has not yet received a new case of pneumonic plague. ... The post What is pneumonic plague and how is it spread? We know about the disease that the WHO is investigating for al…
Plague in Russian Siberia? Unnecessary panic or reason for concern? What does the current situation in the Irkutsk region mean and how dangerous would pneumonic plague be and are quarantine measures in place even without a confirmed diagnosis? In the extreme case, it could be a biological weapon. In Epicenter of Lightning, we analyzed the incomprehensible situation in the Russian laboratory with Professor Peter Šeb from the Institute of Microbio…
Miguel Castanho, researcher at the Gulbenkian Institute of Molecular Medicine, explains everything we need to know about the death of a Russian researcher in a laboratory in Siberia</p>
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