The Latest Breaking News from Pneumonia

Kremlin Reportedly Silences Family of Dead Scientist After She 'Became Infected at Work' in Russia

The death of Irkutsk scientist Darya Shipilova remains disputed, with authorities citing unexplained pneumonia amid allegations of possible laboratory infection.

International Business Times UK · Oct 13

Diane Keaton's daughter pays an emotional tribute to Oscar winner on first anniversary of her death

Diane Keaton died of primary bacterial pneumonia on October 11, 2025, at the age of 79.

BANG Premier · Oct 12

U.S. Plague Threat Called Extremely Low as CDC Monitors the Few Travelers Arriving From Siberia's Irkutsk Region

U.S. health officials call the plague risk extremely low but are checking the few travelers arriving from Irkutsk, Russia, as WHO presses Moscow for data.

Medical Daily · Oct 11

Russia rejects second plague scare as WHO demands answers over Siberian lab deaths

In response to concerns over a second suspected plague case linked to a worker's death, Russia has denied these allegations. The World Health Organization is looking for more details on the illness that led to the worker's pneumonia. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov denounced many media reports as false. Health officials…

The Times of India · Oct 8

MIT Scientist Warns Russia Has 'Surely Sequenced' Mystery Pathogen After Death in Siberia but Has Yet to Identify It

MIT biologist Kevin Esvelt says Russia has likely sequenced the pathogen linked to a laboratory worker's death, but officials have not identified it and public evidence is lacking.

International Business Times UK · Oct 7

China and Russia Held Plague Drill Weeks Before Viral Post Warned of 'Possible Lockdown' Near Border

A China-Russia health exercise included an imported plague scenario weeks before an X post warned of possible lockdowns in three Chinese provinces

International Business Times UK · Oct 7

Russian plague scare: Dead scientist may have to be buried in metal coffin with disinfectant-soaked material

Daria Shipilova, a 28-year-old researcher from the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute, died under suspicious circumstances. Her death has raised concerns about a potential pneumonic plague infection and led to quarantine measures. Russian authorities have not confirmed the cause of her death, citing pneumonia of unknown etiology. The World Health Organization is…

The Economic Times · Oct 7

Russia's Pneumonic Plague Outbreak Is Sinister, Top American Biologist Kevin Esvelt Warns

The Russia plague mystery deepens as MIT biologist Kevin Esvelt questions Moscow's response while WHO seeks clarity over Darya Shipilova's death.

International Business Times UK · Oct 7

Daria Shipilova's Death: Grieving Mother States Authorities 'Let Her Daughter Die' in Suspected Plague Case

Daria Shipilova's mother has accused doctors of failing to save her daughter, while Russian authorities monitor potential contacts after the laboratory worker died from unexplained pneumonia.

International Business Times UK · Oct 7

Russia plague scare: What is pneumonic plague, how dangerous is the infection, what are its symptoms and how does it spread?

Russia plague scare has put the deadly pneumonic form of the infection in focus. A 28-year-old lab researcher, who worked at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute, died after pneumonia of an "unknown" origin. Meanwhile, Rospotrebnadzor, the Russian agency that oversees infectious disease, has stated there is no connection between the…

The Economic Times · Oct 7