Russia's public health watchdog denies a second infection in suspected pneumonic plague case
Summary
Russia’s public health agency said a lab worker who died in Siberia did not spread an infection to anyone else. Tests showed the worker died from pneumonia of unknown cause, and no cases of plague were found in the area.Key Facts
- The lab worker died in Irkutsk, southeastern Siberia.
- She worked at a plague research institute.
- Tests showed no signs of plague or other pathogens she handled.
- The health agency informed the World Health Organization (WHO) about the findings.
- Reports of a second person getting sick after contact with the lab worker were denied as false.
- No new details were given about the cause of death or emergency actions in the region.
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