Pneumonic plague in Siberia: 200 people under observation
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
Russian researcher Darya Shipilova, 28, died on 2 October of a suspected pneumonic plague infection after an incident at a research institute in Siberia. Nearly 200 people are under observation and a hospital has been placed under quarantine, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he is monitoring the risk of spread, according to Punch.
Nearly 200 people are under observation in Russia after 28-year-old laboratory technician Darya Shipilova died of a suspected pneumonic plague infection, Punch reports. Russian authorities have also placed a hospital under quarantine after an accident was reported at a plague research institute in Siberia.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that the United States was closely monitoring the risk of a possible failure of containment. He said the situation did not warrant raising the alarm at this stage. The death of the 28-year-old technician in Irkutsk had already prompted suspicions of pneumonic plague.
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