HealthWHO Investigates Russian Lab Death Amid Plague Concerns
The World Health Organization is seeking information from Russia after a 28-year-old lab technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute died of severe pneumonia on October 2. The death raised fears of pneumonic plague linked to lab exposure. Russian authorities deny plague reports, stating the cause is undetermined. Around 60-200 contacts were monitored, with some hospitals temporarily closed as a precaution.
HT World··Irkutsk

