What do we know about death of anti-plague institute worker in Russia and is there a wider risk?
Russia has denied that Darya Shipilova died from plague after becoming ill at work but experts say there are still questions to answer After a 28-year-old lab technician died last week reportedly after an accident at an anti-plague research laboratory in Russia , we take a look at what we know about the incident. Continue reading...
Russian authorities have denied allegations that they imposed special anti-plague measures following the death of a laboratory technician from pneumonic plague, despite reports suggesting the worker may have contracted the disease from a broken test tube. The UN’s health agency stated that the risk to Russia is low, with the World Health Organization (WHO) estimating a moderate to low risk in Irkutsk.
The authorities clarified that the alleged measures were not official and that no new cases of staff at the anti-plague institute have sought medical attention since the worker's death. Postmortem tests did not detect the disease, and the regional governor stated that no microorganisms linked to the worker's professional work were found in her biological samples.
Despite the denial, the incident has raised concerns, with international conferences on plague and infectious diseases scheduled in Irkutsk.
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