Russia's public health watchdog denies second infection in suspected plague case
Summary
Russia’s public health agency said a lab worker who died in Siberia did not infect anyone else. The agency found no evidence that her illness was caused by plague, and the World Health Organization (WHO) said it does not know the cause of her pneumonia-like illness.Key Facts
- A lab worker at a plague research institute in Irkutsk, Siberia, died from pneumonia of unknown origin.
- Russia’s health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, reported no infections linked to the worker and no official plague case in the region.
- The agency denied reports that another person was infected after contact with the lab worker, calling them false.
- Extensive tests found no sign that the illness was caused by plague or other pathogens handled at the lab.
- WHO has requested more information from Russia about the cause of the illness and related health measures.
- The infected worker had been vaccinated and had immunity to dangerous infections.
- Russian media have largely avoided detailed coverage, and some earlier reports about the case were withdrawn.
- An investigation found no safety issues at the plague research facility.
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