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The WHO has requested more information from Russian authorities about the death of a laboratory worker in Siberia, which is suspected to be related to a possible case of pneumonic plague, while Russia attributes it to pneumonia of unknown etiology and denies implementing preventive measures. #PesteNeumónica #OMS #SaludPública (translated)

An outbreak of pneumonic plague in Irkutsk, Russia, has led to the isolation of 200 people following the death of a researcher who accidentally broke a test tube containing the bacteria Yersinia pestis, although authorities insist that the situation is under control and the disease has not been officially confirmed. #PesteNeumónica #Rusia #Irkutsk (translated)

"All the people who contacted (the patient) are under medical observation. As of today, none have symptoms of infection and all tests are negative." Last Friday, the local governor, Ígor Kobzev, held an emergency meeting due to "the suspicion of a case of infection of a resident of the region with a particularly dangerous infection," without specifying which one. #PesteNeumónica #Cuarentena #Irkutsk (translated)

"We held an extraordinary meeting of the regional health and anti-epidemic commission with the participation of the Chief Sanitary Doctor of the Russian State, Anna Popova. The reason was the information that had emerged about a suspected case of a particularly dangerous infectious disease in a resident of the region," Kobzev added. #PesteNeumónica #Rusia #SaludPública (translated)