US Monitoring Suspected Plague Case in Russia, Rubio Says
Marco Rubio said Washington is monitoring the case closely as Russian authorities quarantine hospitals and place contacts under observation.
- On Monday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington is monitoring reports of a potential plague death in Russia after an employee at Siberia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute was admitted to hospital on September 29th.
- Irkutsk region governor Igor Kobzev held an emergency meeting on October 2nd, launching anti-epidemic measures after lab worker Darya Shipilova died at a hospital in Shelekhov two days later from what Rospotrebnadzor described as pneumonia of unknown origin.
- Rospotrebnadzor tests failed to detect pathogens "connected with her work," while Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov urged the public not to "listen to rumours about a plague outbreak" and to rely on official statements.
- Staff at the Irkutsk institute remained isolated inside the building, reportedly "sleeping on chairs," while employees at a local factory were ordered to wear face masks on October 3rd amid "contradictory information about plague."
- If confirmed, this would be Russia's first plague case since 2016, when a 10-year-old boy contracted the disease, though Rubio cautioned it was not "cause for alarm" and Washington urged authorities to share accurate information "quickly and openly.
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Today, the US has asked the Russian authorities to inform it quickly and transparently about a possible case of pneumonic plague that may have been the cause of the death of an investigator working in a laboratory in Siberia. We are aware of the news about a fatal case of alleged pneumonic plague in the Irkutsk region of Russia. [...]
State Department Monitors Unsettling Plague Reports from Russia
Concerns are escalating as the State Department monitors a potentially deadly illness linked to a plague research facility in Russia, following reports of a worker's fatal encounter with pneumonic plague.
Russian authorities have quarantined several hospitals in Irkutsk.
Washington, Oct. 5 (EFE).- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that Washington is following closely a possible outbreak of lung plague in Russia, although he considered that the situation “is not cause for alarm.” “It could spread quickly. That’s why we’re watching and monitoring it closely. I don’t think it’s [...] The U.S. entry monitors the possible outbreak of plague in Russia but sees no “alarm motive” was first published in HolaN…
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