How Russia and the world are responding to a possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker death
Summary
The World Health Organization (WHO) says there is very low risk outside Russia from a possible pneumonic plague case after a lab worker died there. WHO is working with Russian officials who are investigating the cause of the death at a research institute.Key Facts
- A woman who worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Russia recently died.
- Russian authorities are investigating if pneumonic plague caused her death. Pneumonic plague is a severe lung infection caused by bacteria.
- The World Health Organization says the chance of the disease spreading outside Russia is very low.
- WHO has been in contact with Russian health officials about the case.
- This situation has reminded some people of the COVID-19 pandemic and theories about the virus starting in a lab, but WHO has not confirmed any origin for COVID-19.
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