Map Shows Countries Hit By Plague As Russian Lab Worker Dies
Summary
A Russian lab worker reportedly died after exposure to the plague, a serious infectious disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) has mapped plague cases worldwide over the past seven years, showing outbreaks mainly in Africa, Asia, South America, and Russia.Key Facts
- A woman working at a plague research lab near Irkutsk, Russia, reportedly broke a test tube containing live plague bacteria and later died from severe pneumonia.
- The plague type reported is pneumonic plague, which affects the lungs and can spread between people through the air.
- Russian authorities have not officially confirmed plague as the cause of death.
- The woman was hospitalized and put on a ventilator, dying two days later.
- Over 190 people who might have contacted her are in medical isolation, and several hospitals in Irkutsk are under quarantine.
- The WHO says plague is present on all continents except Oceania and has documented nearly 4,000 suspected cases globally from 2019 to 2025.
- Most human plague cases since the 1990s have been in Africa, especially the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Madagascar.
- Russian officials have launched a criminal investigation into possible safety violations at the lab.
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