Russia reports worker at Siberian plague institute got pneumonia from unknown cause and died
Russian authorities have quarantined a hospital and are monitoring contacts of an employee at a plague research institute in Siberia who contracted pneumonia of an “unknown” cause. Local state TV said the woman died last week. Russian authorities said they found no evidence that her illness was caused by any of the pathogens she worked with. But the case has raised alarm in Russia after…
Russian authorities have implemented a quarantine and are tracking contacts of a woman who worked at a plague research institute in Siberia. The woman contracted pneumonia of an unknown cause and sadly passed away last week. Her hospital has been placed under quarantine, with Mayor Maxim Modin announcing that no new patients can be admitted or discharged.
The hospital laboratory has ceased routine testing, though its outpatient clinic continues to operate normally. The Russian public health watchdog, led by Anna Popova, is monitoring the situation closely. Despite initial reports suggesting a potential link to pneumonic plague, no evidence has been found connecting the woman's illness to any pathogens she handled at the institute.
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