Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague
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A case of plague has been reported in Russia, in the Irkutsk region, and the health authorities are trying to determine the conditions under which the infection took place. The victim is a woman working in an institution specialized in the fight and research of plague and who died after developing the pulmonary form of the disease.
‼️️About 200 people hospitalized after contact with a woman who died from the plague in the Irkutsk region, according to media reports
▪️The deceased lab technician, Daria, worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute and was preparing a research paper on the sensitivity of Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of the plague, to antibacterial drugs. It is reported that her work...
Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague
Health authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regional leader Friday.
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At the Shelekhov Hospital in Irkutsk province, a woman died "from an infectious disease whose nature is established"...
An employee of a Russian institute dealing with plague died in a hospital in Shelekhov, Irkutsk region, from pulmonary plague. On Friday, Russian opposition website The Moscow Times reported about it, referring to local telegram channels.
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