Russia News News Russia » Health: Russian Anti-Plague Laboratory Death Raises Questions On Biosafety And Global Health
A number of questions linger after the Russian anti-plague laboratory death. A doctor explains the most important questions that remain that impact public health.
News Russia » Health: Russia’s public health watchdog denies a second infection in suspected pneumonic plague case
Russia’s public health watchdog on Thursday denied that a lab worker who died in Siberia had spread infection to another person, as global concerns swirled about suspected pneumonic plague.
News Russia » Health: Could the Suspected Pneumonic Plague Case in Russia Lead to an Outbreak? Experts Weigh in
News of the death of a laboratory worker at a research facility in Russia from suspected pneumonic plague has swept the world, sparking concern about the risk of an outbreak, or even a pandemic. The ...
News Russia » Health: Everything we know about the suspected plague case in Russia so far
On October 2, an Irkutsk lab employee died from pneumonia. There's confusion over what illness the woman died from, with conflicting reports out of the region. The World Health Organization says the ...
News Russia » Health: Russia dismisses reports of second plague case as ‘false information’
Russia has dismissed media reports of a second suspected case of pneumonic plague in Siberia, as the World Health Organization (WHO) urged Moscow to formally respond to its inquiry regarding the ...
News Russia » Health: UN health agency wants more details from Russia on suspected pneumonic plague case
A top official with the World Health Organization said Wednesday it doesn't know how a lab worker in Siberia died, and she urged Russia to provide more information about a case that prompted global ...
News Russia » Health: Russia claims no risk of epidemic after plague institute worker’s death in Siberia
Russia’s health regulator has claimed that there is no risk of an epidemic breaking out in Siberia after a plague institute worker died on October 2. In a press release from October 7, Russian health ...
News Russia » Health: A Week Later, Russia Hasn’t Said What Pathogen Killed Plague Researcher
Experts said they believed that with modern testing technology, the Russian authorities should know the answer by now.
News Russia » Health: Everything we know about the suspected plague case in Russia so far
You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. After a technician at an anti-plague laboratory in Siberia died, Russian officials are attempting to calm global ...