CDC 'closely monitoring' possible plague outbreak in Russia

Is the U.S. Prepared for Another Pandemic? Russia’s Plague Scare Resurfaces Concerns.

The CDC said “there is no evidence suggesting any immediate danger to the US public.”

US CDC says it’s ‘aware of and closely monitoring’ Russian plague case

The top US public health agency's remarks come as the Trump administration said it’s 'closely' watching the incident.

CDC ‘closely monitoring’ suspected pneumonic plague case

The agency said there is “no indication of a broader threat to the United States” at this time.

CDC says 'no indication' of threat to US after suspected Russian plague death

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is monitoring reports of a 28-year-old researcher who died of a “pneumonia of unknown etiology” in Russia but confirmed there is “no indication of a broader threat” from her death to the United States. The reports of the death of Daria Shipilova, a lab technician at […]

NEW: CDC Issues Update On Plague Outbreak

The CDC is monitoring a suspected plague death at a Russian research institute after reports that nearly 200 people who had contact with a laboratory technician were placed under medical observation. The woman worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute in Siberia. Russian authorities have not confirmed plague as the cause of her death, and how […]

CDC 'closely monitoring' possible plague outbreak in Russia

Officials at the CDC said they were working alongside other departments to 'assess developments' as more information becomes available.