Researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection
Russian plague lab death
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- Irish Times World·1h agoWhat do we know about death of anti-plague researcher in Siberia and is there a wider risk?
Russia tells World Health Organisation there are no plague cases in Siberian city
Read at Irish Times World → - Global News Health·2h agoWHO says Russia told it ‘no cases of plague’ but isn’t identifying pathogen
'WHO has requested additional information from Russia on which pneumonia-causing pathogen led to the woman’s death,' the WHO added, saying it is monitoring the situation closely.
Read at Global News Health → - CBC Health·3h agoRussian officials say no cases of plague in city where lab technician died
The World Health Organization says Russian authorities told it that no cases of plague had been detected among anyone who had come into contact with a Siberian plague institute laboratory worker who died last week.
Read at CBC Health → - Irish Times World·6h agoRussia tells WHO there are no plague cases in Siberian city
Laboratory worker at plague research institute died last week
Read at Irish Times World → - The Conversation AU·13h agoThe death of a Russian plague researcher, explained by a microbiologist
The Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East via AP Conflicting information about the death of a lab worker at a Russian plague research institute has fuelled fears about the possibility of pneumonic plague spreading. Nearly 200 people are in quarantine in…
Read at The Conversation AU → - CBC Science·19h agoDid a Russian lab worker die from pneumonic plague? What we know — and don't know
An unnerving story has emerged from southeastern Russia involving the death of 28-year-old woman from pneumonia and fears that she may have been exposed to a form of plague at the lab where she worked. But the
Read at CBC Science → - Forbes Business·22h agoTrump Voices Concern About Russian Plague As Nearly 200 Are Monitored After Researcher Dies
Russian officials said a researcher working at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia died after contracting “pneumonia of unknown etiology.”
Read at Forbes Business → - Otago Daily Times·23h agoDozens quarantined in Siberia after plague institute lab worker diesRead at Otago Daily Times →
- NYT World·1d agoRussia Moves to Tamp Down Rumors About Plague Outbreak in Siberia
The country’s consumer watchdog has said only that “an employee of an anti-plague institute in the Irkutsk Region” contracted pneumonia. Rumors and unconfirmed reports sounded a more ominous note.
Read at NYT World → - Gizmodo AU·1d agoThe Death of a Russian Plague Lab Worker Sounds Terrifying. How Worried Should You Be?
The death of a 28-year-old lab worker at a plague research institute in Siberia has reawakened pandemic fears.
Read at Gizmodo AU → - Ars Technica·1d agoMass quarantine issued in Russia after unexplained death of plague researcher
Unconfirmed reports have suggested there was a laboratory accident.
Read at Ars Technica → - Irish Examiner World·1d agoQuarantine measures in place as Siberian plague research institute worker dies
Russian authorities have quarantined a hospital and are monitoring contacts of an employee at a plague research institute in Siberia who contracted
Read at Irish Examiner World → - Irish Independent·1d agoRussian researcher ‘dies of plague released by lab accident’
The 28-year-old lab worker was diagnosed with a ‘pneumonia of unknown’ origin
Read at Irish Independent → - NZ Herald World·1d agoRussian researcher ‘dies of plague released by lab accident’
The 28-year-old died two days after being admitted with severe pneumonia.
Read at NZ Herald World → - 7NEWS Australia·2d agoResearcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection
Local authorities say the ‘epidemiological situation’ in the area surrounding the lab is stable.
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