HealthPhoto: Deccan HeraldResearcher Dies in Russian Plague Lab, Cause Unclear
Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old researcher at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Russia, died from a mysterious infection. Initially suspected to be pneumonic plague, Russian authorities later ruled this out but have not confirmed the actual pathogen causing her pneumonia. The incident has raised global concerns about lab safety and trust in Russian biomedical research, linked to Soviet-era biological weapons programs.
Deccan Herald··Irkutsk



