WHO seeks answers on reported second illness at Russian plague institute
The health agency wants Russia to verify a report of another worker with pneumonia and explain the tests and quarantine measures that followed a laboratory worker’s death.
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Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute
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WHO cannot fully assess risk after Irkutsk laboratory worker’s death
WHO says it lacks enough information to assess risks after an Irkutsk laboratory worker’s death. Russia says no recent plague case has been reported in the region.