Russia Isolates Nearly 200 People After Reported Plague Death at Irkutsk Lab
Nearly 200 contacts were monitored and a district hospital was quarantined after the lab worker’s death, officials said.
- On Friday, authorities in Siberia's Irkutsk region confirmed a laboratory worker, Darya Shipilova, died from plague after accidentally breaking a test tube containing live bacteria while collecting samples.
- Shipilova was hospitalized Tuesday with severe pneumonia symptoms in Shelekhov, a town near Irkutsk's regional capital, and died Thursday after being placed on a ventilator.
- Alexei Tsydenov, head of the neighboring Buryatia republic, confirmed the infection was isolated and stated no plague outbreaks exist in his region, including areas bordering Mongolia.
- Irkutsk region Governor Igor Kobzev urged public calm after meeting with Rospotrebnadzor chief Anna Popova to coordinate emergency containment measures. At least 197 people were placed under medical observation.
- Russia's most recent recorded plague case occurred in 2016, when a 10-year-old child in the Altai Republic fell ill. Global figures showed 3,248 plague cases from 2010 to 2015.
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A woman died in Siberia probably of lung plague, triggering a complete set of anti-epidemic measures. About 200 people came into contact with her were quarantined in a center previously used for Covid patients. The Russian independent regional press organ People of Baikal identified the woman: yes [...] The article Death of lung plague in Siberia a laboratory technique: 200 people in quarantine.
Putin regime accused of Russian black plague cover-up after scientist dies amid possible spread
A deadly black plague outbreak has reportedly erupted in Russia -- killing a young scientist, forcing nearly 200 people into isolation and triggering accusations that Vladimir Putin's regime is trying to keep the terrifying infection under wraps.
A 28-year-old woman died of pulmonary plague in Eastern Siberia, announced a regional official on Friday, October 2. This is the first recorded case in the country since 2016. Nearly 200 people...
It has been announced that Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old laboratory technician in Russia, died of the plague. The fact that Chief Infectious Diseases Specialist Anna Popova traveled from Moscow to Irkutsk is noteworthy, and the lack of an official statement regarding the type of illness has raised questions. 189 people have died.
28-year-old laboratory technician was still hospitalized but eventually died of pneumonic plague. He will have contracted infection after an accident with a test tube. Authorities on alert.
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