WHO says no plague case registered after Russian lab worker’s death
Summary
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it has no confirmed cause for the pneumonia that killed a lab worker at a Russian plague research center and has found no cases of plague linked to her death. Russian health officials tested the worker and her contacts but found no dangerous germs and have reported no spread of illness.Key Facts
- A Russian lab worker died on October 2 from pneumonia of unknown cause.
- The worker was employed at the Irkutsk Antiplague Research Institute in Siberia.
- Tests on the worker and about 200 people she contacted were negative for plague and other dangerous pathogens.
- Russian authorities quarantined around 200 people, releasing some after health checks.
- No new cases of severe pneumonia or plague have been found following her death.
- Officials confirmed the worker had been vaccinated and found no plague bacteria in her body after death.
- WHO says there is no evidence the illness is spreading and asks Russia for more information.
- The U.S. government has asked Russia to be transparent about the situation.
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