Worries grow about suspected plague outbreak in Russia
Summary
Russian officials and U.S. government representatives are watching a possible outbreak of pneumonic plague in Russia. A young woman who worked in a Siberian laboratory died from pneumonia, but the cause of her illness is not yet confirmed.Key Facts
- A woman in her late 20s died of pneumonia of unknown cause in Russia.
- She worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Institute of Siberia and the Far East.
- Russian health agency Rospotrebnadzor reported the death.
- Both Russian authorities and the U.S. Trump administration are monitoring the situation.
- There is concern the illness might be pneumonic plague, a severe lung infection.
- No official confirmation has been made about an outbreak.
- Pneumonic plague is a rare disease that can spread between people through coughing.
- Health officials are investigating to prevent any possible spread.
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