Russia plague fears remain low after laboratory worker’s death
Concerns over a possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia have prompted quarantine measures and international monitoring, but health authorities say there is currently no evidence of a wider outbreak. The situation centres on Irkutsk in Siberia, where 28-year-old laboratory technician Darya Shipilova died last week after becoming ill. She worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of…
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