health Irkutsk, Russia
Russia faces scrutiny over suspected plague death and reporting
28years
The deceased woman was identified by local media as 28-year-old laboratory technician Darya Shipilova.
A laboratory worker near Irkutsk died on October 2 after severe pneumonia of unknown origin amid unconfirmed pneumonic plague reports. Russia denied plague cases, while WHO sought information and questioned why Russia did not directly report the death.
- Russia
- Irkutsk Oblast
- Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East
- Pneumonic plague
- Darya Shipilova
- World Health Organization
- Donald Trump
- Vladimir Putin
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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AllegedA worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute reportedly died after a suspected pneumonic plague infection.
18 of 19 sourcesâA 28-year-old woman died in Russia last weekâ
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