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What happened inside Russia’s 'plague' lab: Was it a bioweapon leak? Here's what officials revealed about the mystery

Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Pneumonic plague occurs when the infection affects the lungs. It can spread from one person to another through respiratory droplets.

The Economic Times · Oct 6

Russia quarantines Siberia hospital after plague lab worker dies of unknown pneumonia

Russian authorities have implemented a quarantine at a hospital where a lab technician died from pneumonia. The woman had worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia and raised concerns about a potential infectious disease. Health officials are monitoring individuals who had contact with her and have not confirmed…

The Economic Times · Oct 6

Russian ‘lab leak’ aside, it’s Trump’s sketchy approach to it all that’s worrying

ANALYSIS: After Trump withdrew from the WHO and slashed funding for medical research, American scientists told me they feared China would take over as the world leader in science. Situations like this underscore how risky that move was, writes Holly Baxter

The Independent UK · Oct 5

Russian Lab Accident Triggers Plague Scare and Quarantines After Technician Dies Following Reported Pathogen Test-Tube Breakage

Siberian lab technician dies after reported pneumonic plague incident; authorities quarantine hospitals and monitor nearly 200 people, but plague is unconfirmed.

International Business Times UK · Oct 5

Siberia Plague Scare: Russia's Health Watchdog Says Lab Worker Who Died Had Pneumonia of Unknown Cause

Siberia plague scare: Rospotrebnadzor says a laboratory worker near Irkutsk died of pneumonia of unknown cause, with nearly 200 contacts under observation and test results negative so far.

International Business Times UK · Oct 5

A Russian report says a worker at a Siberian plague institute fell ill and died of an unknown cause

Russian authorities say a staffer at a plague research institute in Siberia contracted pneumonia of an unknown cause, and local state TV reported the woman died last week

The Independent UK · Oct 5

Russia plague news: What to know about the disease and which countries have been affected as lab worker dies in Siberia?

At the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute, a tragic incident led to the death of a 28-year-old woman, suspected to have contracted pneumonic plague from live bacteria. This alarming development has prompted local health authorities to place nearly 200 individuals who interacted with her under medical observation. While the exact cause…

The Economic Times · Oct 5

Black Death Plague Outbreak: Nearly Two Hundred People Under Observation After Russian Lab Worker Dies

Around 200 people were reportedly placed under medical observation after a laboratory worker allegedly broke a tube containing live plague bacteria in Irkutsk, Russia.

International Business Times UK · Oct 5

Russian Plague scare: Did a broken test tube lead to a researcher’s death? Why is the White House watching and are Americans at risk?

Russian Plague is not the medical name of a newly discovered disease. The term is being used in connection with concerns over an incident at an anti-plague research facility near Irkutsk. Plague itself is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.

The Economic Times · Oct 5

US closely monitoring case of lab worker who ‘possibly’ died of plague in Siberia, says Rubio

Quarantine measures in place in several hospitals in eastern Russia amid uncertainty over death of Darya Shipilova

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5