A Russian report says a worker at a Siberian plague research institute fell ill and died of an unknown cause
Summary
A woman working at a plague research institute in Siberia died after developing pneumonia from an unknown cause. Russian officials are monitoring people who had contact with her, quarantining a hospital, and carrying out tests to determine if her illness was linked to dangerous infections.Key Facts
- The woman worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in southeastern Siberia.
- She died last week in a hospital in Shelekhov, near Irkutsk.
- The hospital she was in is under quarantine, with no new patients admitted or discharged.
- Russian health authorities found no evidence that her illness came from the pathogens she handled at work.
- Some media reports suggested she might have died of pneumonic plague, a rare but serious plague form that can spread between people.
- People who had contact with the woman are under medical supervision; some tested positive for common cold viruses or COVID-19.
- Officials called the infection a "particularly dangerous infection" but gave no confirmed diagnosis.
- The Kremlin urged the public to rely on official information instead of rumors.
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