HealthResearcher’s Death Raises Pneumonic Plague Concerns in Siberia
A 28-year-old researcher at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia died, with Russia citing "pneumonia of unknown etiology" but raising concerns about pneumonic plague. The woman reportedly broke a test tube with plague bacteria. Nearly 200 contacts are under observation. WHO and US CDC are monitoring the situation. Pneumonic plague infects lungs and can spread via droplets or untreated plague forms.
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