Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

More in Health & Medicine

Everything We Know About Anti-Plague Lab At Center of Russia Outbreak Fears

U.S. and international health officials have demanded more information from Russia on the suspected plague outbreak.

  • Darya Shipilova, 28, died after falling ill at Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute
  • Russian officials describe her death as pneumonia-related, not pneumonic plague
  • WHO states moderate to low risk for Irkutsk residents, very low for others

More from Wednesday 7 October →