Russia denies another plague case as WHO presses for more data
Russian authorities on Thursday denied reports that a second person in the country is infected with a rare plague, after an initial death reportedly caused by the disease fueled speculation of a possible incoming pandemic.
TL;DR
- Russian authorities denied reports of a second person infected with plague.
- A lab technician in Siberia reportedly died from pneumonic plague after an accident at her workplace.
- Russia's health regulator stated the woman died of 'pneumonia of unknown etiology' and found no evidence of plague.
- The World Health Organization is requesting more detailed information from Russia.
- The U.S. is monitoring the situation but considers the risk to the United States to be extremely low.
- Precautionary measures, including quarantines and lab tests, are being wound down due to no detected risk of an epidemic.